Barack Obama: “There's never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or…”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

We don’t have any folks who grill here?