Barack Obama: “Their expertise and dedication will be a valuable asset both to my administration and our nation as we work to bring…”

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

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.