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Trump Will Become 1st Sitting POTUS To Attend NYC Veterans Day Parade

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President Donald Trump will make history on Monday when he will become the first sitting president to attend the New York City Veterans Day Parade.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the parade, which is one of the largest Veterans Day events in the country, according to Military Times.

Doug McGowan, the chairman of the board of the United War Veterans Council, made the announcement about Trump’s participation on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday.

“I am proud to announce — honored to announce — that the commander in chief has accepted our invitation and will be leading the New York City Veterans Day Parade, the centennial, this year,” McGowan said.

He said that this is the first time a sitting president will be attending, though the invitation has gone out every year for the past 35 years.

“Citizen Donald Trump in the ’80s, the ’90s and again in the early 2000s has been here for the veterans’ community of New York,” he said.



Veterans advocate Bill White, appearing with McGowan, said that Trump stepped in with a “ginormous check,” to save the Veterans Day Parade back in the 1990s.

The New York Times reported in November 1995 that the organizers of the parade had just $1.21 in their bank account in August of that year.

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They had reached out to 200 corporations asking for help, including military contractors, but had received nothing.

McGowan told The Times that Trump made a donation of $350,000 to the event in 1995.

Additionally, in 1985, the then-New York businessman donated over $1 million toward the construction of a memorial plaza for Vietnam veterans in the city.

“[Trump] has been a friend to our veterans for many, many, many years … We are so grateful to our president,” White said on Fox. “We have a great commander in chief.”

White said this year’s parade will include 30,000 veterans and 400 military units.

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The veterans advocate touted Trump’s record of supporting those who have served.

“The president has done more for our veterans in the last three years than what so many of us have been trying to do for decades,” White said.

“The choice that he’s giving veterans to be able to go to a doctor and not have to wait on a line and potentially die — we lost a lot of veterans to … bad incidents at the VA,” he added.  “He’s also getting rid of employees at the VA who aren’t taking care of veterans. So he’s doing a lot.”

The New York Post reported that Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will serve as the parade’s honorary grand marshal.

The parade will also feature five other grand marshals representing five generations of service from World War II to the Iraq war.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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