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Echoes of their voices, to hear them because they are summoning us now. they ask us what will we do? they are not asking us to scale these cliffs but they are asking us to stay true to what america stands for. they are not asking us to give or risk our lives but they are asking us to care for others in our country more than ourselves. they are not asking us to do their job, they are asking us to do our job to protect freedom in our time. to defend democracy, to stand up to aggression abroad and ...

Today, joe biden is asking the american people to honor the legacy of those heroes gather here today just not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 6, 1944 so listen to the echoes of their voices, to hear them because they are summing us. >> and theres somebody thats now they ask us what will we do? theyre not asking us to scale these cliffs, but theyre asking us to stay true to what america stands for. theyre not asking us to give a risk our lives. but ther...

A very moving scene today, president joe biden speaking at the powerful pointe du hoc, marking the d-day just like president reagan did 40 years ago. he reflected on the bravery of the rangers who scaled the cliffs, and how american democracy, then and now, needs those people willing to fight to protect it. >> as we gather here today, its not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day. its to listen to the echoes of their voices, to hear them, because they are summoning u...

On that day. june 6th, 1944. its to listen to the echoes. theyre asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy. to stand up against aggression abroad and at home. >> president biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the nazis. >> plus, the far right is finally facing accountability, with steve bannon ordered to report to prison next months and alex jones forced to liquidate his assets to pay s...

Country. that contrast, should be, katy, a big continuing theme. i care about all of you, im fighting for you. he cares about fighting for himself. he was trying to keep himself out of jail. thats part of what i think obviously when he comes back from overseas, kelly said and i completely agree with this, president biden is not somebody whos going to do an overt political attack overseas. and thats intentional, when he comes back, thats a big part of the theme. the other thing i would add, just ...

The keeper of the mission. so i do think you make such a good point about older voters, baby boomers now are seniors, and that is a the biden campaign believes that they can win older voters and the older demographic for the first time for a democratic candidate. so that is something that i think he absolutely is talking about about the normalcy of all. >> i also must say i heard the echoes of john mccain in this speech when he talked about a cause creating greater than yourself, which we heard ...

They fulfilled their mission. and they did their duty. theyre a part of something greater than themselves. they were americans. i stand here today as the first president to come to pointe du hoc when none of those 225 brave men who scaled this cliff on d-day are still alive. none. but im here to tell you that with them gone, the wind coming off this ocean will not fade. it will grow louder as we gather here today. it is not just to honor those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june...

>> reporter: the speech had echoes of present gnomic republican president ronald reagans speech from the same spot 40 years ago this week. >> it is betty to be here ready to protect the peace and to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. >> reporter: we spoke to the loan world war ii veteran in attendance, john wardell, who was just an 18-year-old private when he came ashore. >> i just thanked god that i was able to come here and stop here today. and to...

Is that i was there in 2015 when the prime minister made a speech to congress that was clearly designed to create pushback against president obamas desire to get an iran nuclear deal done. instead of doing what he should be doing, which is 24/7 unfreeing the hostages, hes here participating in a republican, divide the democrats stunt. i dont know who benefits from that. >> let me ask you about what happened today with the other war, which is president biden met with president zelenskyy with ukra...

Fade it will grow louder as we gather here today. its not just a honor, those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 1944 so listen to the echoes of their voices to hear them because they are summing us. and theres something thats now they ask us, what will we do theyre not asking us to scale these cliffs but theyre asking us to stay true to what america stands for. theyre not asking us to give a risk our lives. but there are asking us to care for others in our country more than...