Barack Obama: “I invite all citizens of our Nation, as their own faith or conscience directs them, to join me in giving thanks for the…”

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

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

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.