Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC
June 12, 2025
Eight years after Donald Trump was dazzled while watching a grand military parade in Paris, the president is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle. His long-delayed dream is expected to finally be realized Saturday with an extravaganza of American military might featuring tanks and other armored vehicles rolling through the nation’s capital, thousands of soldiers marching the streets and military aircraft flying overhead. For Trump, a media-attuned former reality television star, it’s a chance to flex his skills as a showman. But for a president, the muscular display of military might comes as Trump is increasingly flexing the powers of his office.