khan to the vice president's residence in the naval observatory for a diwali reception. okay?tholic vice president, a muslim gold star family in a reception observing hindu holidays. [laughter] but that's what america -- that's the america we both know. last summer, right here in this room, i presented mr. khan with the presidential medal of freedom. and he deserved it. [applause] that medal rests next to his son's bronze star and purple heart. and mr. khan still carries a copy of the constitution in his pocket as a reminder of the charge to keep. folks, thank you -- all of you -- for your contributions to our nation, for your patriotism, for your community spirit, for your commitment to the shared values that make us great. audience member: mr. president, i am a mother of a proud u.s. marine. and he just wanted to say hello. and he loves you. [laughter] pres. biden: well, thank you very, very much. audience member: first muslim to city council in boston. we love you. pres. biden: well, thank you. and so i don't get in trouble holding prayer too long -- [laughter] -- happy eid

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and i realized it was november 2016 at a very diverse diwali party that you hosted just a few weeks aftert. and i remember just feeling so positive and so much hope there. then i remember just four years of policy and vitriol under trump. and now things feel more divided. so i was curious how you feel that we can stay hopeful, and how can we get the country to unify? the truth of the matter is i'm never more optimistic in my entire life about-- no, i mean it-- now. i tell you what. look, if you think about it, the reason i had not given my words of-- i hadn't planned on running again. i had lost my son beau. it was a tough, tough time. and i wasn't going to run at all for real. and then remember what happened in charlottesville? then president trump said there were very fine people on both sides. and i give my word, that's when i decided i'm going to do this. and i did it for three reasons-- one, to restore the soul of this country. that's not who we are. we're a decent, honorable country that cares. we really are. we still are. second one is to, you know, begin to take care of the middle