I have spoken with FBI director Mueller and have directed him to make sure that the federal government continues to provide whatever resources are necessary to support the ongoing response and investigation to this horrible event.
Readout of the President's Call to Wisconsin Governor Walker and Brookfield Mayor Ponto
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If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
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.
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