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Trump says 'oui' to French leader's Bastille Day invitation

The Associated Press
| Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:00 p.m.
A Thursday, May 25, 2017 file photo of US President, Donald Trump, shaking hands with French President, Emmanuel Macron, during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to a Bastille Day celebration in July 2017, to celebrate the arrival 100 years ago of the American troops who fought alongside the French during World War I.
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump has accepted the French president's invitation to visit for Bastille Day.

French President Emmanuel Macron extended the invitation when he and Trump spoke by telephone on Tuesday.

The French national holiday will be celebrated on July 14. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, marking a turning point in the French Revolution.

The White House says Trump looks forward to reaffirming U.S. relations with France and commemorating the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War I.


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