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in france to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings in normandy. 0njune 6th, 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in northern france. it was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare, and played a crucial role in the defeat of nazi germany and the liberation of europe. while commemorating a key moment in the war in europe 80 years ago leaders also spoke about the threat to ukraine today. hosting a centerpiece event near 0maha beach french president emmanuel macron said western support for ukraine will not waver. macron also announced france will send kyiv more fighter jets and train ukrainian pilots as part of a new military partnership. us presidentjoe biden also delivered an address in which he warned that democracy is facing a greater threat than at any time since the second world war. 0ne world leader was notably absent from the events russia s vladimir putin, who did attend the 70th anniversary commemorations 10 years ago. from no
the upper hand at a pivotal moment in world war ii but on d-day, more than 150,000 allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy, france the crucial moment that ultimately led to the defeat of the nazis in germany and the liberation of europe. now, just ahead of the invasion, general dwight eisenhower wrote this letter to the troops that read in part the eyes of the world are upon you. the hope and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere, march with you. he added, i have full confidence in your courage, devotion, and duty, and skill in this battle, we will accept nothing less than full victory and it was victory that they ultimately had. but there was a cost, 4,400, didn t survive that de 2,500 of them were us forces. more than 400,000 americans were killed in that war. and there s no question that the world, as we know it, is a measurably better because of their current and their sacrifice but it is that world,
honoring those who have died here, looking at the rates that serve as memorials to the lives that were lost here. the battle that was fought here, and everything that has occurred that led to the liberation of europe. let s listen to the president. he s welcome the 46 president of the united states of america, joe biden, john, how are you please last the hour had come don six of jude 1944 when was pounding as it is today. and always has against these cliffs 225 american rangers arrived by ship jumped into the waves and stormed the beach they could see all they could see was the outline of the shore. and the enormity of these
and staff writer at the new yorker , susan glasser. katty, let me begin with you, reflections of what we ve seen so far in normandy with the president of the united states speaking alongside the french president yesterday, macron, and then, today, going back to pointe du hoc in normandy, at that spot that is sacred ground, actually, for so many people in europe and the united states, where those young men climbed the cliffs and began the liberation of europe. just your reflections on what we ve seen and, including, by the way, the meeting today with president zelenskyy. i think a couple of things, willie. obviously, there s the big speeches, right? there s president biden, king charles spoke, as well, president macron, but more than anything, for me, it s those images of these men. is this going to be the last time we see some of these elderly veterans? they were 20 back when they stormed those beaches. some were 17, 18 when they stormed those beaches. every time we have one of thes
june 6, 1944 that began the liberation of europe was and still is the single largest border invasion in history. trump s comments since game last night during his first campaign event as a convicted felon and have kicked off a major campaign swing out of the west coast cnn politics reporter steve contorno has details for us. steve, what can you tell us about trump s big swing right now? well, last night wolf with trump for the first time stepping out on a stage since the conviction. and within moments of appearing before the crowd, he said that the hush money trial verdict, which was reached by a jury of peers, unanimously was quote, rigged. he went on to say that if the case is not appealed or if you doesn t winning appeal, it would quotes, we re not going to have a country anymore. and what we re seeing from him and his allies is this escalation of retribution rhetoric ever since that verdict was reached, trump has had a series of friendly interviews since last