Trump wants to have a massive military parade - here's what they look like around the world

The plan is already facing challenges regarding funding, as well as criticism for the message that military parades send.

US military parades that don't celebrate specific events like the 4th of July or the victory of a war are rare - though Presidents Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy did have military equipment and troops at their inaugural parades.

Though military parades are often associated with undemocratic or authoritarian regimes, democratic nations like France and the UK have their own as well. Trump was reportedly inspired to host one in Washington after being a guest at France's Bastille Day parade.

Here are what military parades look like around the world: