French conservative newspaper "Le Figaro" considered the discourse "Moving, empathic, and above the raging political conflict." It also noted "a religious approach in phase with a deeply believing America" "L'Express" claimed that "many people compare his moving appeal to national mourning and solidarity within this ordeal, on January 12, to the decisive Bill Clinton speech after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, or the day after &lt;a href="September%2011%20attacks"&gt;9/11&lt;/a&gt; George W. Bush discourse". It noticed that, while Obama had been criticized for his lack of empathy before, he managed to express his emotions.