President Urges Thanksgiving Normalcy: Security Works ‘Every Hour of Every Day’ to Keep You Safe

On Wednesday morning, President Barack Obama addressed the nation ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to assuage fears over a potential attack of terror following the recent events in Paris.

Speaking from the White House Roosevelt Room and joined by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and FBI Director Jim Comey, the President said, “As we go into this weekend, we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe.”

After addressing the United States’ connection to the French people, President Obama turned his attention to our domestic security. “Watching the events in Paris made the threat feel closer to home,” he noted.

The President continued, “As we go into this weekend, I want the American people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep the homeland safe… as Americans travel this weekend to be with their loved ones, I want them to know that our counter terrorism, intelligence, homeland security, and law enforcement professionals at every level are working overtime. They are continually monitoring threats at home and abroad.”

Watch the above video from CNN.

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