Barack Obama: “I said at the outset I would not use this appointment as a political symbol.”

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

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

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

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