Barack Obama: “One thing we do know is that whatever hateful agenda drove these men to such heinous acts will not, cannot prevail.”

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.

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.