Biden ehrt US-Kriegstote mit einem Friedhofsbesuch und beendet damit eine Frankreichreise, die als Tadel für Trump diente

>During a 2018 trip to France, Trump skipped plans to go to the cemetery, a decision that the White House [blamed on weather](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-weather-world-war-i-north-america-52462add34fd45ecb16319b564045d61) at the time. However, [subsequent reports](https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-politics-b823f2c285641a4a09a96a0b195636ed) said that Trump told aides he didn’t want to go because he viewed the dead soldiers as “suckers” and “losers.” Trump has denied the comments, although they were later corroborated by his chief of staff at the time, John Kelly.

>Trump’s purported insults have become a regular feature of Biden’s campaign speeches, including during [an April rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania.](https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-scranton-pennsylvania-election-taxes-6b3de3a4807cbccdb5732442071f4f6e)

>“These soldiers were heroes, just as every American who has served this nation,” Biden said. “Believing otherwise, that alone is disqualifying for someone to seek this office.”

>Biden ignored a direct question about Trump at the cemetery but said it was important to visit the hallowed ground. “The idea that I would come to Normandy and not make the short trip here to pay tribute,” he added, his voice trailing off as if to express disbelief…