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Morning Joe

Morning Joe: Memorial Day

Morning Joe

Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist

Issues, Washington, Politics, President, Campaign, Scarboro, Brezinski, News, Giest, Ms Now, Congress, Government, Election

3.98.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

President Biden delivered remarks Sunday during the Memorial Day observance at War Memorial Plaza near the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and he commended military service members. Also, President Biden's approval rating stands at 62 percent in new polling.

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0:00.0

Folks, we're unique in all of history.

0:04.0

We really are.

0:06.0

But those names, that's on that wall and every other wall and tombstone in America of veterans

0:13.0

is the reason why we're able to stand here.

0:16.0

We can't kid ourselves about that.

0:18.0

And so I hope, I hope that the nation comes together. We're not Democrats

0:24.5

and Republicans today. We're Americans. We're Americans who've given their lives.

0:34.8

And it's time we remind everybody who we are.

0:40.6

We have been tested, and we still surely test it further.

0:45.3

But I know that we as a people are up to the task.

0:49.7

Each generation of Americans receives a precious gift of liberty.

0:54.0

And we work to share it with more people

0:56.0

to make our country more open, more free, more fair. It's a great message. We are one country.

1:05.3

You know, coming out of Memorial Day weekend, I know a lot of people will try to take what

1:09.7

one politician says and make something

1:13.2

big out of it or take what somebody on the other side says and attack them for that or claim that

1:18.7

or claimed that one party has exclusive rights to patriotism or the other is the only protector of the

1:25.4

Constitution. You know, it's just the thing is, we live in very divided times.

1:33.0

We live in very political times.

1:34.7

You watch this show, you know that.

1:36.7

But it's good to see President Biden on Memorial Day talking about those who sacrifice, but also about what this country has been through,

1:47.2

the difficult times this country has been through, and the fact that we are one nation.

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