Pomp and mourning as Macron, Trump mark France's Bastille Day
Trump said on Thursday that the bond between the US and France, as well as the friendship between him and French President Macron, was "unbreakable."
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump marked France's national day together on Friday at a military parade which clearly delighted the US president and showcased the warming relations between the two leaders.
Macron invited Trump to be his guest of honour at the Bastille Day celebration, which featured French and American troops marching down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, opening to a flypast by two US F-22 stealth fighters and climaxing in a roaring pass by French jets.
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