US military Donald Trump orders Pentagon to plan grand military parade President reportedly seeks parade in model of France’s Bastille Day celebration, prompting one veterans’ group to call him ‘a wannabe banana republic strongman’ Melania and Donald Trump attend the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on 14 July 2017. Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to plan a military parade that would see soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the streets of Washington, it was reported on Tuesday. Trump is seeking a grand parade similar to the Bastille Day celebration in Paris, according to the Washington Post. “President Trump is incredibly supportive of America’s great service members who risk their lives every day to keep our country safe,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said. American and French soldiers marched together on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees to mark the centenary of America’s entry into the first world war and France’s annual Bastille Day holiday.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2018 02:51 UTC