US EditionTrump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC
- Donald Trump will host a military parade in Washington, D.C. this Saturday, showcasing American military capabilities with tanks, soldiers, and aircraft.
- Trump's desire for the parade originated from his experience at a 2017 Bastille Day celebration in France, which he described as "magnificent."
- Concerns about the parade's costs and messaging have been dismissed by Trump.
- Protests titled "No Kings" are being organized against the parade, which organizers believe is a display to boost Trump's ego.
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On his 79th birthday, there are few birthday wishes left that President Donald Trump hasn’t been granted in life or politics. Just this week, he celebrated a trade framework with China, beat back a bid to stop deploying troops to help riot police in Los Angeles, received another tame inflation report, and Saturday will witness his wish for a Bastille Day-styled military parade, the last of which Washington, D.C., experienced in 1991. Interruptin…
A parade to honor the US military on Saturday has drawn heavy criticism and demonstrations are expected. Is the event an innocent celebration or an excuse for Trump to show off?
Trump's long-standing obsession with military parades
More than 6,000 soldiers are set to march in Washington on Saturday to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Armed Forces. In 2017, the US president was impressed by the July 14 Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, to which President Macron had invited him.
The White House, surrounded by high black fences; access to the Lincoln monument, cordoned off, and in the middle, soldiers patrolling the streets between concrete barricades. On the Causeway of Constitution Avenue, columns of tanks progressed slowly, as combat fighters broke the sky in past rasins that made windows tremble. At first glance, the stage reminded of a pre-war deployment. With Los Angeles under military control for days, the capital…
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DNyuzA Brief History of Military Parades
Trump hopes to top the Bastille Day procession.
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