Barack Obama: “He may be trying to seek a legacy by spending political capital on getting an assault weapons ban.”

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

The success of this experiment was never a given.