Former top Obama aide Ben Rhodes swiped at President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE on Saturday for canceling a cemetery visit in France due to bad weather.

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Rhodes, who served as a political adviser and speechwriter for Obama, later responded to a tweet noting that the previous White House would regularly have contingency plans for bad weather.

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"I helped plan all of President Obama’s trips for 8 years," he wrote. "There is always a rain option. Always."

I helped plan all of President Obama’s trips for 8 years. There is always a rain option. Always. https://t.co/exZNlONQOp — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) November 10, 2018

White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford planned to attend the ceremony Saturday instead, the White House said.

Trump and many members of his administration are in France this weekend to commemorate Armistice Day and the end of World War I.

He met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday to discuss defense spending, with Trump saying, "We want to help Europe but it has to be fair."