Bastille Day
noun
: July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789
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He was inspired after attending the annual Bastille Day parade in France in 2017.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 15 June 2025
Trump drew inspiration from the Bastille Day celebration that takes place in Paris every July 14.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 June 2025
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 June 2025
In 2017, Trump attended a Bastille Day parade in Paris after being invited by French President Emmanuel Macron.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 15 June 2025
Trump drew inspiration from the Bastille Day celebration that takes place in Paris every July 14.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 June 2025
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 June 2025
In 2017, Trump attended a Bastille Day parade in Paris after being invited by French President Emmanuel Macron.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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“Bastille Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bastille%20Day. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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