Obama asks Americans not to fear a return to a dark past

Walsh told the AP at least 1,000 people contacted him saying they had reported his tweet to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Secret Service.

“We don’t know what happened, but we do know that there was a gun in the auto that apparently was licensed, but it caused in some fashion those tragic events”, Obama said of Castile’s shooting. “(Speaking Thursday) I also indicated the degree to which we need to be supportive of those officers who do their job each and every day – protecting us and protecting our communities.

“Americans of all races and all backgrounds are rightly outraged by the inexcusable attacks on police, whether it’s in Dallas or any place else”, he said.

“That includes protesters, it includes family members who have grave concerns about police conduct”, Obama said from Warsaw, Poland, where he was speaking after a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit.

He added that it will be necessary to again review gun laws in America in the wake of the shooting. On his flight to Spain, he called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to offer his condolences on behalf of the American people, the White House said.

The president said he planned to convene a White House meeting in coming days with police officers, community and civil rights activists and others to talk about next steps. They keep us safe.

During a search of Johnson’s home on Friday, Dallas police detectives found bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, rifles, ammunition and a personal journal of combat tactics, the police department said.

Police use of force, particularly against African-Americans, has come under intense and sometimes angry scrutiny in the past two years because of a string of high-profile deaths in cities from Ferguson, Missouri, to NY.

On Thursday, Obama addressed recent shootings by police officers which have sparked controversy and protests nationwide. Even amid back-to-back meetings with European leaders, Obama pulled away to phone the city’s police chief. You did this Obama.

“So we can not let the actions of a few define all of us”, he said.

President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to seek ways to calm racial tensions and reduce divisions between police and minorities during his final months in office, but he warned that easy access to guns nationwide exacerbated the problem. Officials said he stressed the importance of finding a solution that could stabilize markets quickly.

Can I just say something about Joe Walsh? “I think that within the protests, they have to be sure it’s very clear that they aren’t protesting every officer and calling every officer out”.

Like on all of his foreign travel over the past year, Obama came to Poland expecting questions about his country’s rancorous presidential contest.

“What will never change (is) the unwavering commitment of the United States to the security and defense of Europe, of our transatlantic relationship and the commitment to our common defense”, he said.

Obama sought to turn more USA strategic attention to Asia during his presidency but has been dragged back to Europe and the Middle East by conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.