Barack Obama: “We have a solemn obligation to ensure that while our men and women in uniform discharge their duties, we do all we can…”

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power