has been watching as world leaders remember. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. at this international d day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe s royal families stood shoulder to shoulder. hearts full of gratitude. translation: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today s commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine s president was invited here. you re a saviour of the people! ..vladimir putin was not. this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia s president wasn t welcome. to surrender to bullies, to bow
we begin in france today, where a third national lockdown looms large, but the french government is insisting it s doing everything possible to avert more restrictions that could be devastating for the economy. a year ago to the day, president macron appeared on television confirming the closure of schools and the stay at home order that led to the country s first lockdown. officials say the paris region may be forced to lock down soon, as patients with new covid 19 variants fill up hospitals intensive care wards, with special medical planes taking patients from the paris area to less saturated regions over the weekend. france currently has a 6pm nationwide curfew in place with weekend lockdowns in two regions, but it is still seeing a rise in case numbers. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor, hec paris. good to see you again. first, do you think a third nationwide lockdown is inevitable as macro unfortunately, the lockdown of some sorts might appear at t
with the prime minister, who is seen escorting one of the veterans there. the prime minister made the point that he had had this itinerary set some weeks ago with his plans very much to go to this incredibly important event, the anniversary of d day, the 80th anniversary of d day, the 80th anniversary of d day, and he went to british events in this country and in northern france. he then decided to come back yesterday afternoon, missing the international event, which was attended, of course, byjoe biden and other leaders. there was criticism by some of that decision and the prime minister has issued an apology this morning. he first of all put up the message on social media and he has done an interview, explaining his position now. david
and said that he wants to use his ownjustice department to prosecute his political enemies in the way that he feels he has been prosecuted politically byjoe biden and joe biden s justice department. but that would be a significant break from american democratic traditions and judicial traditions going back more than a century. this week, trump was asked about retribution. he said he won t have time for it if he s re elected. trump s also been sharing his view of american law and justice when referencing january 6th. he s called the violent attack on the seat of the us democracy a beautiful day. he s called the hundreds who ve been jailed for what happened hostages. none of this has affected trump s viability as a potential republican presidential nominee, nor has the torrent of falsehoods that he continues to pour into america s political discourse. and so, as republican candidates gather in iowa and the formal process of selecting the nominee begins, trump remains the man to beat.
the termination of all articles of the constitution justified by a false claim of a stolen election. that feels relevant as we assess trump s impact on us democracy. so does his desire to use the presidency to settle scores. i will appoint a real- special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president i in the history of the united states of america, joe biden, and the entire biden crime family. this description s not based on evidence and this pattern of trump threatening opponents with the law has become familiar, but that doesn t make it normal in american democracy. donald trump has come forward and said that he wants to use his ownjustice department to prosecute his political enemies in the way that he feels he has been prosecuted politically byjoe biden and joe biden s justice department.