Barack Obama: “Every American must see these men and these women—our 9/11 generation—as the extraordinary citizens that they are.”

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.