Barack Obama: “The U.S. deplores this failure of leadership.”

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

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.