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Trump Delivered a Strong D-Day Speech—But It Clashed With His Personal Story

There was little to fault in the president’s speech on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, even if he can undo its message with a simple tweet.
Source: Christian Hartmann / Reuters

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France—Nancy Pelosi is seldom charitable toward Donald Trump.

Strategizing with fellow Democrats earlier this week, the House speaker told them that the president should be imprisoned, not impeached.

Thursday found Pelosi front and center for Trump’s speech marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. When he finished, and after French aircraft flew overhead streaming red, white, and blue smoke, I waded through the crowd to ask Pelosi what she thought. She was surrounded by people taking pictures, but she paused for a minute to consider Trump’s performance. “Lovely,” she said. “The president made a very fine speech.”

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