the one and only wolf blitzer tuition room happening. now, president biden takes his pitch for the defense of democracy to an iconic site of american heroism during world war ii. he s invoking the legs let s see of d-day troops as he urges the world to stand firmly against vladimir putin s aggression in ukraine here in the united states, donald trump has now warning that quote, sometimes revenge can be justified. we re getting new reaction to trump as he triples down on his threats to get even with opponents after his criminal while conviction and trump s former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, pleads not guilty to criminal charges in arizona, where he s accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential results tied to a slate of fake electors welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i will blitzer a urine the situation room we begin with president biden s rallying cry for democracy with a poignant who backdrop the historic lif
poised to give a consequential speech on the world stage, returning to the beaches of normandy again this morning to deliver remarks on the threats against democracy and freedom at home and overseas. now, this speech coming just hours after president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy in paris announcing $225 million in new aid and apologizing for the political gridlock in washington that delayed that package. nbc s kelly o donnell is traveling with the president in france. also with us, david ignatius, foreign affairs columnist for the washington post, nbc news military analyst, retired colonel jack jacobs and presidential historian mark updegrove. it s great to have all of you with us. kelly, set the stage for us as we await the president. reporter: well, it is a spectacular setting. when you see how the white house has set up the president s lectern on the cliff. this is a cliff that 80 years ago american army rangers scaled that cliff using knives and pieces
World, 80 years ago, and potentially pivotal moment for this president, president biden, as he now ends that part of his overseas trip, back with us is nbc s peter alexander, pointe du hoc, france. nbc news military analyst colonel jack jacobs and presidential historian mark updegrove. we see the president on scene there, speaking with members of his cabinet, and shaking the hands, taking a moment to address one of the veterans who showed up for this speech today. somebody who he brought up in those remarks. and is the only world war ii era veteran that s exactly right. you saw the president shaking the hand of the private first class john wardle, then just an 18-year-old young army ranger, now 98 years young. he wasn t a part of the 225 rangers who stormed those cliffs and this position on d-day,