Biden won't match Reagan's oratory—but he will try to connect D-Day to current crises

Forty years ago, Reagan delivered not only one of his best speeches, but a masterful bit of political stagecraft. Biden would sorely love to emulate him in Normandy this week.

President Biden walks next to a French honour guard after arriving at Orly airport, south of Paris, on Wednesday. Biden is in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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