Barack Obama actually said...

"He hasn't found a way to be as effective as he ought to have been and at the same time, he hasn't capitulated to his enemies which is good."

"He hasn't formed a consensus and yet in crisis, look at the economic crisis, he handled it quite well."

"Given its direct influence over the separatists, Russia and President Putin in particular has direct responsibility to compel them to cooperate with the investigation. That is the least that they can ..."

"Over the last several days our hearts have been absolutely broken as we've learned more about the extraordinary and beautiful lives that were lost."