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

Ben Brimelow   

Trump wants to have a massive military parade - here's what they look like around the world
Defense1 min read

Donald Trump Melania Emmanuel Macron Brigitte Tanks Bastille Day Parade

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Tanks parade past President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, during Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017.

President Donald Trump's plans for a military parade in Washington DC appear to be in the early stages of planning.

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:

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