Barack Obama: “I just want to say thank you to all the people who are taking an interest in this important issue.”

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

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.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.