CNN’s Jim Acosta James (Jim) AcostaToddlers' parents sue Trump over doctored 'racist baby' video Debate Commission snubs Latinos — again Red flags fly high, but Trump ignores them MORE on Thursday lauded President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE for his remarks earlier in the morning commemorating the anniversary of the D-Day invasion, calling it the “most on-message moment” thus far in the Trump presidency.

Trump “stayed on-script, stayed on-message and I think rose to the moment” in his remarks, said Acosta, who has frequently clashed with the Trump administration and temporarily had his White House “hard pass” revoked in November 2018.

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“As [Trump] was talking about those men gathered behind him, he described them as being among the greatest Americans who have ever lived ... that could not be more of a ‘fact check: true.’ ”

As a result, Acosta said, people who did not necessarily support Trump would think “no matter what I might think about the president of the United States, he said the right thing at Normandy, he did the right thing at Normandy.”

The CNN correspondent added that Trump’s remarks had been true to the spirit of the anniversary commemoration: “It was supposed to be about these men, it was supposed to be about their bravery, and it was about their bravery.”

"To more than 170 veterans of the Second World War who join us today, you are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live," Trump said in his remarks. "You are the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our republic, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

French President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Jean-Michel MacronNavalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning US-China tensions shadow United Nations meeting The US is missing an opportunity in Lebanon MORE also spoke at the ceremony, thanking the U.S. for its involvement in World War II.

“We know what we owe to you veterans: our freedom," Macron said. "On behalf of my nation, I just want to say thank you."