Posted on 11/07/2019 7:21:33 AM PST by caww
Veterans have invited the sitting president to attend the event every year for 25 years, and Trump is the first to accept the invitation.........Trump’s support for the parade goes back decades, as in the 1990s he personally offered financial support to save it from financial insolvency.
“In 1993, almost 25 years ago, the parade was in difficult financial straits, and the president of the United States—then [known as] ‘The Donald’—no questions asked, just said, ‘Yes, I will do it.’”
“He wrote a ginormous check, saved the Veterans Day Parade. He was honored at the Pentagon way back then,” White added.
President Donald Trump will be opening New York City Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11 with a speech, making history as the first time a sitting president has accepted an invitation to attend the annual event.
Trump will open the 100th edition of the parade with a speech addressing veterans and military officials at Madison Square Park in Manhattan on Monday, the White House confirmed on Nov. 6....After his tribute, Trump will then lay a wreath at the Eternal Light Memorial in the park.
The parade, which begins at noon, is expected to see more than 25,000 parade participants march along Fifth Avenue. Veterans, military groups, and their supporters will be among the participants.
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
Amazed that for 25 years Presidents have been invited to do this and nobody went! perhaps because it was NYC?
I thought the same thing....Why haven’t they gone? Could be because it was in NYC and wuld have shown favortism. But since Trumps been directly involved with NYC and ‘formerly’ his main residence it wuld make sense he wuld accept. He respects our military sooo!
It’s also a clear indication that regardless of his moving his primary residence to Florida...he’s a New Yorker as well..it’s his home state and none of us forget where we grew up.
Trump never lets fear geet in the way of what he wants to do for the people of this country. That’s not to say he’s unmindful of the risk. But he has to deal with that everyday 24/7 regardless of where he goes..
I agree. I doubt that he’ll be walking down the street. That would be stupid.
love it!
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