Biden to visit American cemetery in France that Trump skipped – Times of India
PARIS: US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will conclude their trip to France on Sunday with a stop at an American cemetery that former president Donald Trump declined to visit in 2018, drawing widespread criticism. The Bidens will visit Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, about 85 km (50 miles) east of Paris, to pay respects to US soldiers and marines killed during World War One. Biden, a Democrat, is running against Trump, a Republican, for re-election in November. The visit will give him another chance to provide a contrast with his rival. Trump's White House said in 2018 that the then-president, who was also on a trip to France, could not visit the cemetery because of bad weather. His chief of staff at the time, John Kelly, a retired general, attended instead, in ...