Barack Obama: “I ask you to believe - believe in this country and your ability to change it.”

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.

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.