Barack Obama: “I look forward to working with them in the weeks and months ahead.”

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

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

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.