D-day heroes would want today’s Americans to stand up to aggression, says Biden
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Julian Borger in from US news | The Guardian on (#6NC5B)
The US president called for defence of democracy in an apparent reference to Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
Joe Biden has said that the heroes of D-day would have wanted today's Americans to stand up to aggression abroad and at home", in what appeared to be a reference to both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
Biden pointed to the looming threats to democracy in remarks he made at the Pointe du Hoc in France, where US Rangers scaled the cliffs in a pivotal moment in the D-day landings 80 years ago.
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