On the recordNovember 29, 2007“I want to be President of the United States of America.”Said byBarack ObamaDemocratic · IllinoisSourcepresidency.ucsb.edu
Aug 20, 2025“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.nypost.com
Sep 17, 2025“Those are all topics that we have to be able to discuss honestly and forthrightly, while we still insist that in that process of debate, we respect other people's right to say things that we profoundly disagree with.cbsnews.com
Aug 20, 2025“I think that approach is a smart, measured approach, designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.nypost.com