Barack Obama actually said...

I think it's probably useful for us to review how the funding has gone, how local law enforcement has used grant dollars. To make sure that ...

There's no excuse for excessive force by police or any action that denies people the right to protest peacefully.

We have all seen images of protesters and law enforcement in the streets, it's clear that the vast majority of people are peacefully protest...

Part of my job...is to get at those root causes.