US President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Normandy, France, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Speaking at Pointe du Hoc on Friday, Biden warned that democracy is more at risk now than at any point since World War II. He drew parallels between the threats posed by Nazi Germany and those posed by modern-day dictators and authoritarianism. Biden's speech also implicitly contrasted his stance on democracy with that of former President Donald Trump, who he suggested undermines democratic freedoms and promotes isolationism. Biden invoked the heroism of US Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, urging Americans to defend freedom and democracy. The speech aimed to channel the legacy of Ronald Reagan's 1984 speech at the same location, although it drew accusations of plagiarism from some conservative commentators.
π¨πΊπΈBIDEN ACCUSED OF PLAGIARIZING REAGAN D-DAY SPEECH Earlier this week, Biden traveled to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings. During the ceremony at Pointe du Hoc, Biden delivered a speech that closely mirrored Ronald Reaganβs 1984β¦ https://t.co/uqNiS7NLlE
President Biden spoke at Normany for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Some conservatives angrily denounced his attacks on dictators and defense of democracy as an attack on Donald Trump, which says something about Trump. https://t.co/uZXpIZgbEL
80 years ago, brave U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to turn the tide of World War II, defend freedom, and save the world. Today in Normandy, President Biden honored the sacrifice and courage of these heroes. https://t.co/7ey8rae9DR
US President Biden Plagiarizes Reagan at Normandy https://t.co/NKYUcHgG7C
Did Biden Just Plagiarize Reagan at Normandy? WATCH https://t.co/O5u6eWdxUU
Joe Biden essentially plagiarized Ronald Reaganβs famous 1984 speech at Pointe du Hoc today in Normandy. Watch these clips side by side. Wow: https://t.co/jeGgTS2Nnm
President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad. https://t.co/ZF5IK9fLpd
VIDEO: Biden Plagiarizes Reagan at Normandy https://t.co/gB6BJA5LRq
President Joe Biden called on Americans to defend freedom and democracy, drawing an implicit contrast with Republican Donald Trump by invoking the heroism of US Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc on D-Day to take out a Nazi position https://t.co/N7NcnyGLck https://t.co/gR7vKfrO5w
Honoring D-Day in Normandy, President Joe Biden compared the threats posed by Nazi Germany to those facing the world today by dictators and authoritarianism, and urged Americans to resist isolationism https://t.co/B7cEprkj28
Biden says heroes killed on D-Day and troops who fought the Nazis would want America to stand up to Putin in speech on cliff where Rangers died liberating Europe https://t.co/tvv1Dkh5KH https://t.co/onb1IJN5f2
Biden warns of threats to democracy in D-Day speech https://t.co/f3qEAaLyls
President Joe Biden's speech from Pointe du Hoc Friday marked his second trip to the Normandy coast during his visit to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Biden says the legacy of Pointe du Hoc is a call to βstay true to what America stands for." https://t.co/ShrnU7dYhQ
Biden defends democracy in speech in France, drawing contrast with Trump https://t.co/P6yTOT9YSC
Joe Biden Invokes D-Day Heroism In Speech Calling For Saving Democracy: "Theyβre Asking Us To Stay True To What America Stands For" https://t.co/5on8QcmXht
President Biden speaks on freedom, democracy at WWII site. https://t.co/382qI7WLj5
Biden set to channel Reagan in Friday speech at Pointe du Hoc in France https://t.co/kFWMwogbMA
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) - Biden will say legacy of Pointe du Hoc is call to 'stay true to what America stands for' in election year democracy push.
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In memory of those who fought, died, and saved the world in Normandy, let us be worthy of their sacrifice and be the generation that β when the history is written of our time β it will be said that we met the moment. That we stood strong and saved democracy in our time as well. https://t.co/seFFngvUor
We cannot let what happened in Normandy be lost in silence. The fact that our service members were heroes that day does not absolve us of what we must do today. Because democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. https://t.co/pQ4Cbf0TlQ
At a D-Day anniversary event, President Biden plans to stress that he will preserve democratic freedoms, as American troops did 80 years ago in France, while Donald Trump will undermine them https://t.co/3P0Bhek7Xe https://t.co/3P0Bhek7Xe
Near the cliff that US Army Rangers scaled 80 years ago on D-Day, US President Joe Biden planned on Friday to compare the threats posed by Nazi Germany to those facing the world today by dictators and authoritarianism https://t.co/CuncDJad67
Joe Bidenβs fiery D Day speech in Normandy warns against the ex-Presidentβs isolationism, while Donald Trump is back home, targeting βthe enemy within.β https://t.co/50R7fCcgIV
US President Joe Biden warned democracy was more at risk across the world than at any point since World War II, at an American commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Read more: https://t.co/pgcfDH8GlS https://t.co/PjU99qZv89