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The President: This
is an American issue.
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As all of you know, there
has been enormous spread
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of Zika.
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Throughout Latin America,
the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico.
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We have a chance of
developing a vaccine quickly
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that will help a lot of
people as long as Congress
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over the next few
weeks does its job.
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Fourth of July
is about family.
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It's about the
American family.
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It's about us getting
together with people
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we love most.
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We all know that our
freedoms are dependent on an
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incredible group of men and
women in uniform and their
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families who look out
for us every single day.
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(applause)
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As President, Commander in
Chief, I've made it clear
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that I will not allow
Afghanistan to be used as
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safe haven for terrorists
to attack our (inaudible).
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That's why I constantly
review our strategy with my
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national security team.
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And all these reviews
were guided by the facts.
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What's happening
on the ground.
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To determine what's working
and what needs to be changed.
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Good evening everybody.
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I know we have been on a
long flight but given the
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extraordinary interest in
the shootings that took
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place in Louisiana and
Minnesota I thought it'd be
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important for me to address
all of you directly.
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And I want to begin by
expressing my condolences
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and for the families of
Alton Sterling and
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Philando Castile.
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I just ask folks to step
back and think what if this
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happened to somebody
in your family?
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To be concerned about these
issues is not political
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correctness it's
just being American.
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And wanting to live up to
our best and highest ideas.
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Police in Dallas
were on duty.
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Keeping people safe
during peaceful protests.
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These law enforcement
officers were targeted and
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nearly a dozen
officers were shot.
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Today, our focus is on the
victims and their families.
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They are heartbroken.
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The entire city of
Dallas is grieving.
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Police across America -- it
is a tightknit family --
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feels this loss
to their core.
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And we're grieving
with them.
