WASHINGTON--The day after Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP nomination, President Barack Obama called him to offer him congratulations.

Ben LaBolt, national press secretary for Obama for America offered this "read-out" of the call: "At approximately 11:30 AM ET this morning, the President called Governor Romney to congratulate him on securing the Republican nomination. President Obama said that he looked forward to an important and healthy debate about America's future, and wished Governor Romney and his family well throughout the upcoming campaign."