on that day. june 6th, 1944. it s to listen to the echoes. they re asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy. to stand up against aggression abroad and at home. president biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the nazis. plus, the far right is finally facing accountability, with steve bannon ordered to report to prison next months and alex jones forced to liquidate his assets to pay sandy hook families. i asked you all online if you would be interested in us talking about the sudden boom and interest surrounding the wnba and the controversy that has come with it. and you answered with a resounding yes. stay tuned for that conversation later in the show. and we begin tonight with president biden in normandy. delivering an address on democracy and freedom at a pivotal site during the world war ii allied invasion on d-day in normandy, france. democracy begins with e
where s moses and the ten commandments when you really need them. joining me now, ben rhodes, msnbc political analyst and former deputy national security adviser to president obama. ben, thank you very much for being here. let s get started. you had president obama delivering this speech in normandy in front of that beautiful vista. you can see the sea, he s greeting members of the military, retired members of the military, et cetera. and meanwhile, he also, while he s in normandy, is apologizing to volodymyr zelenskyy for the late delivery of arms when they were sorely needed to try to win the war against russia. while vladimir putin is saying that the american justice system is weaponized against donald trump. what s going on? well, joy, first, i m never going to unsee the clip of that video you just played. i would say that i think something we re all feeling about the consequence of this
heart. he added that he and first lady jill biden are praying for all those that lost loved ones in the pandemic. this afternoon, the pair will meet virtually with service members serving around the world, greeting members representing all six branches of the u.s. military, and stationed around the country and overseas in a call from the white house. now to a community that was able to come together despite a tragedy close to the holidays. in mayfield, kentucky, two congregations became one for a joint christmas eve service. you can see here dozens of people gathering in an empty lot between their destroyed churches with light from cell phones, members of first presbyterian and first christian churches singing silent night. right now, thousands of still recovering after their homes and businesses were ruined by a tornado outbreak earlier this month. the holiday spirit is very much alive at one children s
reporter: president biden spending part of his thanksgiving day expressing gratitude to u.s. service members from all six military branches. greeting members of the u.s. coast guard on nantucket, where he is spending the holiday with his family. what am i thankful for? i m not joking when i say i m thankful for these guys. thankful for them and everybody i mean that from the bottom of my heart. they make me proud. i mean it, from the bottom of my heart, guys. reporter: the president saying the country is back after nearly two long years of battling covid, calling into the macy s thanksgiving day parade. my message is, after two years, you re back, america is back. there s nothing we re unable to overcome. how are you feeling, mr. president? reporter: and tonight, the president s doctor giving him an update on his health. after a small polyp removed during his colonoscopy last week was identified as a potentially precancerous lesion that was benign. a polyp is nothin
greeting members of his family and administration. also officials of saudi arabia. membermembers of the military. the events going to play out for the rest of the day. well, you know, today is very much about the meet and the greet. and the scale of that very much dictates how important the visitor is you can clearly see this is as big as it can get. throughout the day, it very much will be on a king an crowned prince level dealing with president trump. they have got numerous meetings set up. first i believe with the king and after that with the crown prince. the deputy crown prince visit washington a couple of times since trump took office. that relationship has been growing for some time. of course as you say a lot of other family are here. ivanka trump is here. jared is here. they have been welcomed in. let s not forget that crucial hand step at the bottom of the steps of air force one where the king salman reached down and shook melania s hand. that is very, very rare and such a