President Obama pleaded with Americans in his weekly address on Saturday to channel their love for the country into loving one another. While Obama did not mention President-elect Trump or the national protests that have ensued since the presidential election was called, his message was meant to inspire those who feel neglected.

"We can practice kindness. We can volunteer, serve and respect one another. We can always get each other's backs. And we can show how much we love our country by loving our neighbors as ourselves," Obama said, referring to a passage from the Bible.

Obama also seemed to reach out to voters unhappy with the election results in his post-Veterans Day message by reminding people of the unmatched level of diversity in the military.

"This weekend, as we search for ways to bridge our differences, we look to the principles that are more enduring than politics. And some of the best examples are found in the men and women we saluted yesterday, and every day – our troops and veterans," Obama said. "It is the example of the single most diverse institution in our country — soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and coastguardsmen who represent every corner of our country, every shade of humanity, immigrant and native-born, Christian, Muslim, Jew, and nonbeliever alike, all forged into common service."

Obama praised the diverse military, as an organization that has serves as a model for how to be "one united team, all looking out for one another, all getting each other's backs."

The president expanded his approval to veterans who have put down their military fatigues and picked up various careers in civilian society following their time in the service.

"It's up to us to summon some of the courage and humility our veterans show, and to acknowledge that we can never serve them in quite the same they serve us," Obama concluded.