You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Barack ObamaI think it's useful to keep in mind I've been now President for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time.
Barack ObamaAmerica is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both.
Barack Obama