Barack Obama: “We need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.”

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

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.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.