I always say that campaigning and governing are two different things.

America at its best is inclusive and not exclusive.

We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but throughout government and throughout the private sector? And those are fights that we can win because - and this is where I do believe America has changed - the majority, not by any means 100 percent, but the majority of Americans believe in the idea of nondiscrimination.

We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing reconnaissance aircraft including the recent deployment of additional NATO AWACS.

We've achieved this historic progress through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the Middle East. I want to also point out that by working with Iran on this nuclear deal, we were better able to address other issues.

Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.

I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.