NEW YORK — President Trump praised French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday for the Bastille Day parade he attended at Macron’s invitation in July, vowing to hold his own major parade down Pennsylvania Avenue next summer.
Trump said the Bastille Day parade, which celebrated the French military, was among “the greatest parades I’ve ever seen.” His reflection on the festivities came moments before the two leaders met privately at a hotel outside the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York.
“We may do something like that on July 4th in Washington down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump said of the Bastille Day parade, which showcased elements of the French military.
“It was a tremendous thing for France and for the people of France. People don’t know what great warriors they are in France,” Trump continued. “We’re going to have to try and top it….It was really a beautiful thing to see. It was really so well done. We’re actually thinking about 4th of July having a really great parade to show our military strength.”
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Trump calls for July 4th military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue https://t.co/e6ghvGRN0h pic.twitter.com/Lo0mb43NOT
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 18, 2017
NEW Pres. Trump says considering a July 4th military parade along Pennsylvania Ave. "to show our military strength." https://t.co/C4pXgiLogm
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) September 18, 2017
How North Korean of him. SRSLY I like tanks too, but this is unseemly from a draft-dodger who shirked MIL service. https://t.co/hzLNcmBrjF
— John Schindler (@20committee) September 18, 2017
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