Liam Conner
President Biden and key US allies will visit Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that brought about the end of World War II.
Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are together marking the most significant victory for the Western Allies in World War II, as well as the largest seaborne invasion in history. Biden will be in France over the weekend for the D-Day anniversary commemorations, planning to meet with key allies along the way.
“73,000 brave Americans landed on Normandy’s Utah and Omaha beaches on June 6, 1944, and the president will salute American veterans and their families while in France to honor their sacrifice,” said the House press secretary. Branca, Karine Jean-Pierre, when announcing the president’s decision. trip.
Members of Congress from both parties, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, will also be at the D-Day celebrations on Thursday.
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, codenamed OVERLORD, sent five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by more than 195,000 naval personnel. More than 130,000 troops from the US, Britain and their allies landed on the coast. Many more soldiers followed and their efforts helped lead to the defeat of the German Nazi forces.
The president plans to give a speech Friday from the cliffs of Point du Hoc in Normandy that will highlight the men who climbed those cliffs, democracy and the “dangers of isolationism,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. In his speech, the president will draw a line between World War II and the formation of NATO to today, as the war returns to haunt Europe, Sullivan said.
On Saturday, the festivities will continue with Biden participating in a parade to the Elysee Palace. And on Sunday, Biden will lay a wreath at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, where World War I veterans are buried.
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Among the allies Biden will meet in France is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Ukraine continues to reel from Russia’s onslaught.
The president is expected to have a “broad discussion” with Macron on a range of issues, including the Middle East, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, technology and clean energy, Sullivan said. Macron and Biden are scheduled to make a joint press appearance on Saturday, and Macron will host a state dinner for the president and first lady Jill Biden on Saturday.
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In 2018, then-President Donald Trump chose not to travel to Normandy to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day while in Paris, citing bad weather, a move that drew intense criticism.
Kristin Brown contributed to this report
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