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Armistice Day: Growing criticism of Trump WW1 no-show

Source: BBC News:
November 11, 2018 at 10:49
AFP/GETTY / Mr Trump is in France to mark 100 years since the end of World War One
AFP/GETTY / Mr Trump is in France to mark 100 years since the end of World War One
A British minister has appeared to join growing criticism of US President Donald Trump's decision to miss a memorial event on Saturday due to rain.

Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood took an apparent swipe at the president on Twitter, saying "rain did not prevent our brave heroes from doing their job".

Mr Trump is in France to commemorate the centenary of World War One's end.

He cancelled a visit to a US military cemetery, but the White House said other senior officials went instead.

It said the bad weather grounded the presidential helicopter and cited security concerns in hastily arranging a motorcade for the two-hour drive east of Paris.

The US president is also opting to miss the Paris Peace Forum, which is run by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and starts on Sunday afternoon.

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