WATCH: Obama urges unity, hope with Thanksgiving address

In a video message released on Thanksgiving Day, President Obama pushed Americans to unite following a “noisy, passionate and sometimes divisive campaign season.”“Elections are often where we emphasize what sets us apart,” the president acknowledged in a video published to YouTube on Thursday. “We face off in a contest of ‘us’ versus ‘them.’ We focus on the candidate we support instead of some of the ideals we share.”“But a few sh