Biden’s use of the G-word furthers Turkey’s isolation Biden’s use of the G-word furthers Turkey’s isolation While not a game-changer, the U.S. president’s use of the word “genocide” on Armenian Remembrance Day further destabilizes whatever is left of Ankara’s soft power. (June 1, 2021 / Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies) The American presidential tradition of commemorating the beginning of the forced exile of millions of Ottoman Armenians occurs on April 24, and it customarily tests the strength of the U.S.-Turkish alliance. The commemoration always sends Washington aides scurrying for a miracle word the president can use to refer to the event—one that acknowledges the scope of the tragedy while not offending America’s Turkish ally.