Biden ends trip to France by paying his respects at American cemetery Trump refused to visit but mixes up Ukraine with Iraq in his call for the U.S. to 'show up' for allies Biden said he came to the cemetery to show his respects to the American dead READ MORE: Biden says no surrender to bullies and dictators By Emily Goodin, Senior U.
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Political Reporter At Aisne-marne American Cemetery, France Published: 15:54, 9 June 2024 | Updated: 16:05, 9 June 2024 e-mail View comments President Joe Biden said he couldn't come to Normandy and not stop at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery to pay his respects to the Marines who died in World War I - a pointed jab at his Republican rival Donald Trump , who skipped a stop there during his own France trip. ‘More Marines were lost here than any other battle until the middle of World War II . And the idea we can come to Normandy Beach, celebrate, show reverence for those we lost - I'm probably not speaking loudly,' Biden said on Sunday, speaking in a quiet voice.
'The idea that I’d come to Normandy and not make the short trip to here to make tribute,’ he added. ‘And it's the same story think about it. America showed up.
America showed up to stop the Germans. America showed up make sure that they did not prevail. America shows up whenever needed, just like our allies show for us.
' But Biden declined to talk about Trump, who refused to visit the cemetery about 90 minutes outside of .
