What is true is [Bashar] Assad got rid of his chemical weapons.

That is the nature of democracy. It is hard. It is not always inspiring.

A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears.

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations

Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar.

In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've become accustomed to the title of Military Superpower, forgetting the qualities that got us there. We've become accustomed to our economic dominance in the world, forgetting that it wasn't reckless deals and get rich quick schemes that got us where we are, but hard work and smart ideas, quality products and wise investments.

There are gonna be elections coming up among our NATO allies that we have to pay attention to. I anticipate that this kind of thing can happen again here. And so in addition to the report assessing what exactly happened, what we have also done is to make sure that the Department of Homeland Security and our intelligence teams are working with the various folks who run our elections.