Barack Obama: “And we're always reminded that we're greater together.”

And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

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.

The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.