We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

[We should beware] that our democracy stays healthy. And making sure that we maintain that sense of solidarity.

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.

The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin to saying that we won't sign a deal unless the nature of the Iranian regime completely transforms. And that is, I think, a fundamental misjudgment.

Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes, that means that they're buying goods and services - and the economy, instead of being on a downward spiral, starts back up on an upward spiral.

Islam has always been a part of America’s story.... And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States.

The science [of global warming] is beyond dispute... Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response