understand the word imposter. you can t make a sculpture from rotten wood. here is some of what the president read from his teleprompter today. to all of our friends and partners, our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle. tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace. our bond is unbreakable. president trump has been trying to break those bonds in many ways including breaking up the european union by encouraging britain to leave the european union which was a cherished goal of the british prime minister who won world war ii, winston church hill. in his memoir of world war ii he saw the war as a culmination of 1,000 years of war and thought peace would end on establishing
here is some of what the president read from his teleprompter today. to all of our friends and partners, our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle. tested in the trials of war, and proven in the blessings of peace. our bond is unbreakable. president trump has been trying to break those bonds in many ways including breaking up the european union by encouraging britain to leave the european union which was a cherished goal of the british prime minister who won world war ii, winston church hill. in his memoir of world war ii he saw the war as a culmination of 1,000 years of war in europe and thought peace would end on establishing a new economic union in europe that would
president eman yamanuel macron, theresa may, angela merkel that the president is there for them and believes in this alliance. there are still questions of whether that sort of is going to be the president s view and purpose and perspective long term, but for today he gave a full-throated defense of that. the ceremony itself, stephanie, if you had a chance to watch some of it, very moving. very powerful. the stories of the veterans are the most important thing. we talk about the speeches from both of these presidents but it s the people who are here. the veterans for whom this is likely the last time they ll be able to attend such a big ceremony marking the anniversary of d-day, this turning point in world war ii. that s the key thing. president trump honored them. both he and president macron. and you can see them here from earlier greeting these veterans, shaking all the hands in the front row it seemed. each in their speeches turning around, turning their backs to the cameras and th
to all of our friends and partners, our cherished alliance was forged in the heat of battle, tested in the trials of war and proven in the blessings of peace. our bond is unbreakable. that, of course, was president trump honoring the international alliances that helped win world war ii. but as we know, these days, it s america first. even if that means clashing with some of those very same allies. remember, it was just last november that president trump mocked france, tweeting that they were starting to learn german in paris before the united states joined the war. joining the conversation, brian class, the author of many books including the despots accomplice, how the west is aiding and abetting the decline of democracy. peter kaufman of vote bets.org who served five years in the
counsel s office that actually creates this policy and puts it into the federal register. all of that stuff takes time. and in the past when we ve seen the president delay some of these proposals, it s because they re simply not ready to be implemented, not because he doesn t want to. and that could happen here, too. thanks so much, kayla tausche, joining us from washington. let s head to the president where he and world leaders are in normandy, france, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day. hallie jackson has been traveling with the president all week. hallie, what can you tell us about the ceremony? how was president trump received? listen, i spoke with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle just a few moments ago. there was a big congressional delegation that travelled in from washington. and both a democrat and a republican that i talked with both said they felt president trump met the moment, at least today, on stage there talking about the importance of the alliance. t