President Donald Trump welcomes France’s Emmanuel Macron to the White House during Macron's visit in April, 2018. President Trump will travel to Paris, France, to participate in a November 11 commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting in World War I.

President Trump to mark 100th anniversary of World War I Armistice in Paris

By Erin Kelly
via the USA TODAY web site

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will travel to Paris to participate in a November 11 commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced Friday.

"The President’s participation in this event will highlight the sacrifices that Americans have made, not only during World War I but also in the century since, in the name of liberty," Sanders said in a statement.

Trump gets along well with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has sometimes been jokingly referred to as the "Trump whisperer" because he has managed to form a unique bond with the American president. Trump traveled to Paris last year to celebrate Bastille Day at Macron's invitation.

Armistice Day marks the signing of an agreement between U.S. allies and Germany at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918 in France. The agreement brought an end to four years of fighting in Europe.

More than 116,000 Americans and nearly 1.4 million French troops died in World War I.

While Trump is in Europe, he also will visit Ireland "to renew the deep and historic ties between our two nations," Sanders said.

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