Trump praises French military might in meeting with Macron

Video. Trump praises French military might in meeting with Macron

US President Donald Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the United Nations in New York.

US President Donald Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the United Nations in New York.

Macron, who had hosted Trump for France’s Bastille Day celebrations, told the president the French people were proud to have him and his wife visit.

Trump told Macron he was so impressed with the display of military might on Bastille Day, he wants to hold one on July 4 on Pennsylvania Ave.

NEW: Trump just told Macron he was so impressed with the display of military might on Bastille Day he wants to do one on July 4 on Penn Ave. pic.twitter.com/RTcHYpgNJJ

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“To a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July Fourth in Washington down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump said before the pair began a bilateral meeting in New York.

Trump praised the display of French “military might” as “tremendous” and “beautiful.”