Biden invokes D-Day soldiers' sacrifice in call to defend democracy
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 Published On Jun 7, 2024

President Joe Biden came to Normandy on Thursday to deliver a warning to the world not to squander the legacy of D-Day.

On Friday, he returned. This time, speaking squarely to an audience back home.

In a mid-afternoon speech Friday at this famed promontory over the English Channel, Biden hailed the memory of those 225 U.S. Army rangers who scaled the 150-foot cliffs 80 years ago. But the subtext was more political: urging Americans themselves to honor those sacrifices by embracing the principles of democracy and recognizing its fragility.

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