Obama on Chapel Hill: ‘We Stand with You in Your Grief’

BARACK OBAMA: “New York City and America continues to lead throughout the world. After Americans were killed at ft. Hood and the Boston marathon, it didn’t divide us. We came together as one American family. In the face of horrific acts of violence at a siek temple, we reaffirmed our commitment to pluralism and freedom, repulsed by the notion that anyone should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship. Most recently with the brutal murders in chapel hill of three young Muslim Americans, many Muslim Americans are worried and afraid. And I want to be as clear as I can be. As Americans, all faces and backgrounds, we stand with you in your grief and we offer our love and we offer our support. My point is this. As Americans we are strong and we are resilient. When tragedy strikes, when we take a hit, we pull together and we draw on what’s best in our character. Our optimism, our commitment to each other, our commitment to our values, our respect for one another. We stand up and we rebuild and recover and we emerge stronger than before. That’s who we are.”