Barack Obama said...

What’s being asked of us is make some effort to stand up for the things that you think are right.

This has to do with something more precious, which is who are we as a country and what values do we stand for ...

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by and so because of your actions, because of your ...

And we’re going to do it in a temporary basis because we’re keeping our eye on where we want to be long term.