Barack Obama actually said...

the strongest foundation for human progress lies in open economies, open societies, and in open governments.

Fact Sheet: The United States Commitment to the Open Government Partnership and Open Government

12/06/2016

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The children of New Orleans are America's children.

When I am President, I will start by restoring that most basic trust - that your government will do what it takes to keep you safe.

This will be a priority of my presidency.

We've got a whole host of global threats out there including Iraq. But we've got a big problem right now in Afghanistan.