the americans of lexington and concord, new orleans, gettysburg, the argonne, iraq and thousands of places in between. these americans were not fighting for dictators but democracy. they weren t fighting to exclude for enslave but to build and broaden and liberate. president biden using first memorial day as president to stress the need to preserve our democracy. his words especially pointed as republican-led state legislatures push ahead with their effort to make it harder for americans to votement back with us again tonight, caroline randall williams, writer in residence with department of medicine, health and society in
gettysburg, the argonne, normandy, afghanistan, iraq and thousands of places in between. these americans were not fighting for dictators but democracy. they weren t fighting to exclude for enslave but to build and broaden and liberate. president biden using his first memorial day as president to stress the need to preserve our democracy. his words especially pointed as republican-led state legislatures push ahead with their effort to make it harder for americans to vote. back with us again tonight, caroline randall williams, writer in residence with department of medicine, health and society in nashville. and tim miller, contributor to the bulwark, former communications director for jeb bush. appreciate you lending your time
for dictators. they were fighting for democracy. they weren t fighting to exclude or to enslave. they were fighting to build and broaden and liberate. they weren t fighting for self. they were fighting for the soul of the nation. for liberty and simple, fair play. simple, fair play and decency. democracy s more than a form of government. it s a way of being. it s a way of seeing the world. democracy means the rule of the people. folks, you all know it. democracy thrives, when the infrastructure of democracy is strong. when people have the right to vote. freely and fairly and conveniently. when a free-and-independent press pursues the truth, founded on facts, not propaganda.
cruelty and kindness. captivity and freedom. the americas of lexington and concord, iwo ji ma, vietnam, iraq, afghanistan, and thousands of places in between. they re not fighting for dictators, they re fighting for democracy. they re not fighting to exclude or enslave, it was to build, broaden, and liberate. they re not fighting for self, they re fighting for the soul of the nature. . libty and simple fair play and decency. today as we remember their sacrifice we remind ourselves of our duty, to their memory, to
thousands of places in between, these americans weren t fighting for dictators. they were fighting for democracy. they weren t fighting to exclude or enslave, for self, they were fighting for the soul of the nation. president biden memorialized america s falls heroes at arlington national cemetery today. the president also made an unannounced trip to a grave in arlington. joining me now from virginia, courtney, great to see you on this memorial day. thanks for joining us. what more do we know about the unplanned stops the president made? reporter: very little, we don t know who the individuals were, they took pictures with at least two different people.