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| President Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysées, in Paris on July 14, 2017, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, right. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) |
VietPress USA (Feb. 6, 2018): President
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited France and watched the French
military parade in Paris on Bastille Day at Champs Elysées on July 14, 2017.
Trump likes that event very much and he told to Pentagon people that
"I want a parade like the one in
France".
Today Yahoo News reported that Trump orders
Pentagon to plan American Military parade in U.S. Capital for showcase of
American Military might. The largest military parade of the world is in North
Korea... but this country is so poor. The world knows that American Military is
the mightiest forces... that no need to showcase. Why Trump wants to do this
and what amount the US Taxpayers have to spend for this Military parade in
Washington for Trump to enjoy his watching?
Read this news on Yahoo News at:
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Trump orders Pentagon to plan military parade in Washington
President Trump apparently loves a parade.
At the direction of the president, Pentagon generals have begun planning a grand parade on the streets of the U.S. capital to showcase American military might.
At a Jan. 18 meeting attended by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Trump set into motion his desire for a Bastille Day-inspired military spectacle, Pentagon officials confirmed Tuesday.
“The marching orders were: I want a parade like the one in France,” a military official told the Washington Post, which added that the parade was being worked on by Pentagon brass.
Among the unresolved questions about the military display are how much it will cost taxpayers, the date the parade would be held, what role Trump himself will play in the festivities, and whether it would be a one-off event or something to be replicated.
When he traveled to Paris in July, Trump expressed his admiration for the Bastille Day display.
“It was one of the greatest parades I’ve ever seen,” Trump gushed to reporters. “It was two hours on the button, and it was military might, and I think a tremendous thing for France and for the spirit of France.”
Of course, another nation known for its grandiose military parades is North Korea, whose authoritarian government has engaged the Trump administration with nuclear brinksmanship over the past several months.
While Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out a meeting with Pyongyang officials when he attends the Olympic Games in Seoul, Pence will also be bringing the father of Otto Warmbier — the college student who died shortly after North Korea released him from prison — as a guest to the opening ceremonies, Yahoo News’ Olivier Knox reported.
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