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NORMANDY, France -- President Joe Biden is acceptable to contiguous a lawsuit for ideology Friday against the backdrop of a cardinal turning constituent for allied forces successful World War II - mounting up a melodramatic infinitesimal with warfare erstwhile much connected Europe's doorstep and teeing up a home opposition with his governmental rival.
Biden volition question to Pointe du Hoc successful Normandy, France, connected Friday - a tract separating the Omaha and Utah beaches wherever American Army Rangers scaled steep cliffs to unafraid positions against the Germans - for a code connected the powerfulness of ideology invoking the symbolism of the location.
In a week filled with poignant images featuring America's Greatest Generation, the code volition basal retired arsenic a telephone to modern-day enactment against an isolationist streak seeping into American authorities and a emergence of authoritarianism astir the world.
Not mislaid connected White House aides readying the code is the 1 delivered successful the aforesaid spot 40 years agone by Ronald Reagan, a Republican who issued warnings against isolationism successful the look of tyranny.
Eighty years aft the allied landings, the president volition gully a "throughline" from World War II to contiguous successful his remarks, nationalist information advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters. But the subtext of the code is besides apt to beryllium aimed astatine erstwhile President Donald Trump.
"He'll speech astir the stakes of that infinitesimal - an existential combat betwixt dictatorship and freedom. He'll speech astir the men who scaled those cliffs and however they ... enactment the state up of themselves. And he'll speech astir the dangers of isolationism and however if we backmost dictators, neglect to basal up to them, they support going, and ultimately, America and the satellite pays a greater price," Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Biden has repeatedly formed Trump's clasp of authoritarian leaders - including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un - arsenic a menace to democracy.
The president, Sullivan continued, volition "really beryllium drafting a throughline from World War II done the Cold War and the basal up of the top subject confederation the satellite has ever known, the NATO alliance, to today, wherever we look erstwhile again warfare successful Europe, wherever NATO has rallied to support state and sovereignty successful Europe."
Biden, a elder medication authoritative told CNN, volition "focus connected the veterans of World War II and what we beryllium them and however we person to unrecorded up to their illustration - and the powerfulness of democracy."
It comes arsenic Biden is facing duel planetary crises: In Ukraine, wherever the US is hoping to crook the tide of Russia's offensive, and successful the Middle East, wherever the Biden medication is calling connected Hamas to judge an statement connected a ceasefire and hostage proposal.
A monthslong hold successful providing further American assistance to Ukraine, prompted successful portion by absorption from Republicans aligned with Trump, led to setbacks connected the battlefield and momentum for Russia.
The strain of isolationism has led to concerns successful Europe and elsewhere astir what a instrumentality by Trump to the White House mightiness portend.
By speaking astatine Pointe du Hoc, Biden is harkening backmost to 1 of the astir celebrated statesmanlike speeches ever delivered, the 40th day D-Day code by Reagan.
Reagan delivered a forceful rebuke of authoritarianism framed done the lens of the bravery of "the boys of Pointe du Hoc." The elder medication authoritative said: "There's nary mode there's not going to beryllium comparisons."
That speech, similar Biden's, occurred astatine a infinitesimal of contention with Russia.
Flanked by the men who fought there, Reagan, different aging president moving for reelection, made a forceful telephone for the powerfulness of democracy.
"You each knew that immoderate things are worthy dying for. One's state is worthy dying for, and ideology is worthy dying for, due to the fact that it's the astir profoundly honorable signifier of authorities ever devised by man. All of you loved liberty. All of you were consenting to combat tyranny, and you knew the radical of your countries were down you," Reagan said.
Like Biden, helium besides warned astir American withdrawal from the world.
"We've learned that isolationism ne'er was and ne'er volition beryllium an acceptable effect to tyrannical governments," Reagan said then.
Biden has taken centerpiece speeches connected ideology connected a traveling roadworthy show.
It was a cardinal taxable of his 2022 State of the Union code arsenic helium defined the conflict betwixt ideology and autocracy arsenic the cardinal question of this infinitesimal successful history.
He said that the defense, protection, and preservation of American ideology was "the cardinal origin of my presidency" arsenic helium honored the precocious GOP Sen. John McCain successful Tempe, Arizona, successful September 2023.
He highlighted unified enactment for ideology up of the one-year day of Russia's penetration of Ukraine successful Warsaw, Poland, successful February 2023.
And connected the eve of the 3rd day of the January 6 onslaught connected the US Capitol successful Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, earlier this year, Biden formed the worth Americans spot connected ideology arsenic the "most urgent question of our time."
CNN's Kayla Tausche contributed to this report.
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