Veterans and felons
11 June 2024
Biden visits a military cemetery that Trump reportedly said was 'filled with losers'
“I have to say, there are a lot of things that Donald Trump has said and done that I find extremely offensive. But one that offends me the most is when he refused, as president, to visit an American cemetery outside of Paris when he was president,” Biden said.
“He said that those soldiers who gave their lives were, quote -- it was his quote -- ‘suckers’ and ‘losers,’” Biden said.
Over applause, Biden shouted: “Who does he think he is? These were heroes.”
Biden brings it up regularly, as he did at a fundraiser in New York earlier this week.
“This guy does not deserve to be president, whether or not I was running,” Biden said.
Other excerpts from Biden’s speech:
We’re living in a time when democracy is more at risk across the world than at any point since the end of the World War Two — since these beaches were stormed in 1944.
Now, we have to ask ourselves: Will we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist?
Will we stand for freedom? Will we defend democracy? Will we stand together?
My answer is yes. And it only can be yes.
We’re not far off from the time when the last living voices of those who fought and bled on D-Day will no longer be with us. So, we have a special obligation. We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come. We must remember it, must honor it, and live it.
And we must remember: The fact that they were heroes here that day does not absolve us from what we have to do today.
Democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages.
In memory of those who fought here, died here, literally saved the world here, let us be worthy of their sacrifice. Let us be the generation that when history is written about our time — in 10, 20, 30, 50, 80 years from now — it will be said: When the moment came, we met the moment. We stood strong. Our alliances were made stronger. And we saved democracy in our time as well. Full speech
From Heather Cox Richardson:
Also on Saturday, top sports talk host Colin Cowherd pushed back on the idea that the trial was rigged, telling his listeners: “If everybody in your circle is a felon, maybe it’s not rigged. Maybe the world isn’t against you. Donald Trump is now a felon. His campaign chairman was a felon. So is his deputy campaign manager, his personal lawyer, his chief strategist, his National Security Adviser, his Trade Advisor, his Foreign Policy Adviser, his campaign fixer, and his company CFO. They’re all felons. Judged by the company you keep. It’s a cabal of convicts.”
See also:
'Team of felons': Pardoned criminals, conspiracy theorists backing Trump's 2024 run
Trump’s ‘Team of Felons’ adds the most important member of all
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