Barack Obama: “First, anybody found to have manipulated or falsified records at VA facilities has to be held accountable.”

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.