Trump's Words as World Leaders Pay Tribute to Veterans at D-day ceremony
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has appealed directly to Donald Trump to fulfil the “promise of Normandy” by embracing pillars of the postwar peace such as the European Union and Nato as the two leaders marked the D-day landings 75 years ago.
In a speech that trod a fine diplomatic line, Macron offered both sincere expressions of gratitude for the valour of US troops in the second world war and vehement calls for the White House to re-engage with the principles of multilateralism.
Speaking at the American cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Macron repeatedly name-checked Trump, even at times turning to face the US president who was sitting behind him.
Trump praised America’s “exceptional might” and warned it would “forever be strong”. He said
US soldiers who liberated France were “sustained by the confidence that America can do anything.
indeed Americans can do anything...
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