Barack Obama: “We can address the serious disagreements between our governments, reduce distrust, and begin to move beyond our…”

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.

The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.

I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable