Hi, everybody. It's been a challenging couple weeks. The shootings in Minnesota and Baton1 Rouge2; the protests; the targeting and murder of police officers in Dallas - it's left all of us struggling to make sense of things at times. Now, I know that for many, it can feel like the deepest fault lines of our democracy have suddenly been exposed, and even widened.
But the America I know -the America I saw this week - is just not as divided as some folks try to insist. I saw it on Monday, when I met with law enforcement to talk about the challenges they face, and how too often, we ask our police to do too much - to be social workers, and teachers, guardians3, and drug counselors4 as well.
I saw it on Tuesday, when I traveled to Dallas for the memorial service for the five courageous5 officers who died in the line of duty - even as they were protecting protesters with whom they may have disagreed.
I saw it on Wednesday, when I hosted police chiefs, Black Lives Matter activists6, state and local leaders, and
