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| Pres. Trump Cancels 2018 Military Parade, Leaves Door Open for New Date in 2019 |
| 2018-08-18 |
| [The Federalist] The Veterans Day military parade slated for this fall in Washington, D.C. has been cancelled, with President Donald Trump saying it may be rescheduled for next year "when the cost comes WAY DOWN." Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning said the Department of Defense and the White House "have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019," the Associated Press reports. A recent report on the planned parade said it would cost an estimated $92 million. The president was inspired to have such a parade in the nation's capital after being a guest at the Bastille Day Parade in Paris last year, where American and French troops marched. Trump responded Friday morning on Twitter, saying he expects the price tag on the parade to come down next year. He added he would instead attend a parade at nearby Andrews Air Force Base on another date and attend a parade in Paris on Nov. 11, the date of Veterans Day in the U.S. annually and this year, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. "The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it," Trump tweeted. "When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up!" Related: Washington Times - D.C. mayor hits back at Trump over canceled military parade {note the photo and hat) |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Parade in South America. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-18 22:55 |
| #2 With this OPTEMPO, None of us want that stupid parade anyways. If anyone does not remember, garrison army sucks monkey ball and on top of that, the equipment is always not really made for the streets of DC anyway. Give them a day off. THAT is how you Honor the Military. The pay raise was enough. But moving all my shit to DC to parade around people that hate me and have to interrupt the Military order for equipment is also unreasonable. It is the thought that counts, Guy. In My world, the less shit I have to do as busy work the better. I do not even put toilet paper on holders anymore. We know what we have and do not follow FDR |
| Posted by: newc 2018-08-18 02:37 |
| #1 "The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it," Perhaps there are other U.S. cities who would be happy to hold a patriotic parade in honor of the military. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-08-18 02:13 |