After Donald Trump’s upset win over Hillary Clinton, many parents faced the task of explaining the results of the election to their children. President Obama was one such parent who, apart from comforting his devastated White House staff, had to explain the president-elect’s victory and racial incidents to his daughters Malia and Sasha.

In an interview with the New Yorker, Obama talked about the advice he gave Sasha and Malia about the results and the post-election racial protests across the country. “What I say to them is that people are complicated,” Obama said.