Bellau. President Joe Biden visited this Sunday in France a cemetery of American troopers who fell within the First World Struggle, a memorial that’s the topic of controversy as a result of statements attributed to his rival, former Republican president Donald Trump.
Biden traveled to France on Thursday to take part in ceremonies marking the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944, which helped liberate Europe from Nazi occupation throughout World Struggle II.
The 81-year-old Democratic president – who has his sights set on his marketing campaign for re-election in November in opposition to Trump – visited the Aisne-Marne American cemetery, in northern France, this Sunday.
There are 2,289 graves on the web site, most of them belonging to troopers who fell in 1918 within the Battle of Belleau Forest, thought of a turning level within the battle.
Trump had deliberate to go to the cemetery throughout a go to to France in 2018 when he was president, however canceled the journey as a result of unhealthy climate circumstances, which prevented him from touring by helicopter.
Journal The Atlantic reported that Trump did not need the rain to spoil his coiffure and reported that the previous president mentioned: “Why ought to I’m going to this cemetery? It is filled with losers.”
The magnate denies having uttered these phrases, statements that Biden has repeatedly criticized, though this Sunday he declined to touch upon the matter, when requested by journalists.
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– 2024-06-10 20:36:06
