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-- 2017 --
July 14: Trump a Guest of Honor as France
Marks Bastille Day and 'a Friendship Across the Ages' ...
Trump had front-row seats at the reviewing stand Friday, applauding during the
hours-long parade carried out under blue skies as various French military units
marched past. At one point, Trump saluted a combined group of U.S. Army and Navy
troops and Marines taking part in the annual event.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-Emmanuel-Macron-Bastille-Day-Celebrations-434437283.html
September 18: Trump praises Macron,
considers July 4 military parade like one he saw in Paris
U.S. President Donald Trump, offering more words of praise for French
counterpart Emmanuel Macron, said on Monday he was considering staging a July 4
U.S. military parade in Washington inspired by the one he saw as Macron’s guest
in Paris.
Trump said he was so impressed by the military parade in France that he would
like to recreate it in Washington.
“To a large extent because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on
July 4 in Washington down Pennsylvania Avenue,” he told reporters. “We’re
actually looking into it.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-macron/trump-praises-macron-considers-july-4-military-parade-like-one-he-saw-in-paris-idUSKCN1BT2GX
-- 2018 --
February 6: Trump’s ‘marching orders’ to the
Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade ... President Trump’s vision of soldiers
marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to
reality in the Pentagon and White House, where officials say they have begun to
plan a grand military parade later this year showcasing the might of America’s
armed forces.
Shows of military strength are not typical in the United States — and they don’t
come cheap. The cost of shipping Abrams tanks and high-tech hardware to
Washington could run in the millions, and military officials said it was unclear
how they would pay for it.
“I don’t think there’s a lack of love and respect for our armed forces in the
United States,” said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice
University. “What are they going to do, stand there while Donald Trump waves at
them? It smacks of something you see in a totalitarian country — unless there’s
a genuine, earnest reason to be doing it.”
One concern is that big displays of missile launchers might evoke
Pyongyang-style nationalism more than American patriotism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-marching-orders-to-the-pentagon-plan-a-grand-military-parade/2018/02/06/9e19ca88-0b55-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html?utm_term=.e360b9c96fbf
February 7: Lawmakers balk at potential cost
of Trump’s military parade
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called the idea a "fantastic waste of money to amuse
the president."
"Take the money that the president would like to spend on this parade [and]
instead, let’s make sure our troops are ready for battle and survive it and come
home to their families," Durbin, the Democratic minority whip, said on MSNBC
Wednesday morning.
While the estimated sticker price for the parade has yet to be revealed, Sen.
Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, tweeted Tuesday night that "a military parade costs
millions."
"Let's fix military housing, hire more VA doctors, fund telehealth, DOD schools,
support the commissaries, daycare for families, or give more flight training
time," he said.
"Let’s put money into the quality of life and military families who sacrifice
with our men and women in uniform," Durbin told MSNBC. "And finally, let’s make
sure that we’re doing something to stop the waiting lines in veterans'
hospitals. That’s a good way to put money, taxpayers' money — investing in our
troops, investing in our veterans, instead of the amusement of the president."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-durbin-trump-s-military-parade-would-be-fantastic-waste-n845476
February 7: U.S. presidents have long shied
away from such displays of military prowess [Trump's proposed military parade] —
which typically include tanks, missiles and, in some cases, goose-stepping
soldiers — for fear of being compared to Washington's Cold War adversaries,
where such displays have traditionally been potent symbols of state power. Those
countries include
Russia (and, formerly, the Soviet Union),
China and
North Korea.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/07/583903933/trump-reportedly-wants-pentagon-to-stage-military-parade-down-pennsylvania-ave
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February 7: Why a military parade may be
Trump’s biggest troll yet
Democrats will make it all about Trump, and it will be hard to argue with them.
They'll argue it's a waste and unbecoming of a U.S. president. Trump, meanwhile,
will revel in the controversy it causes and the spectacle, insisting he's just
promoting the American military and suggesting that people who oppose it oppose
the military. (This will undoubtedly happen.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/06/trumps-military-parade-will-be-one-massive-troll-complete-with-tanks/?utm_term=.6422c19c50b5
February 7: DC Democrats mock Trump's
military parade, will try to stop it ... “I'd be hard pressed to find someone
that doesn't think this is really about one thing and one thing only --
a fragile man trying to feed his own ego,” Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen
told Fox News on Wednesday.
The Democratic councilmember suggested that D.C. could refuse to cooperate.
Since the idea was first made public Tuesday, the D.C. council has mocked the
idea in several tweets, including one with an image of fake road signing
prohibiting military tanks. No Republicans serve on the council.
“Tanks but No Tanks!” the council tweeted.
“Despots call their opponents traitors and treasonous,” Phil Mendelson, the
chairman of the D.C. Council, tweeted. “And despots like military parades..."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/07/dc-democrats-mock-trumps-military-parade-will-try-to-stop-it.html
February 7: ‘Dear Leader’ Trump Gets
Brutally Mocked On Twitter Over Military Parade Plan ... “If he wanted to take
part in a military parade, maybe he shouldn’t have dodged the draft.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-parade-plan-mocked_us_5a7a7366e4b0d0ef3c0a87e5
February 7: Donald Trump orders Pentagon to
plan military parade to rival pomp and ceremony of France's Bastille Day
"What an absurd waste of money! Trump acts more like dictator than president.
Americans deserve better," said Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern.
Retired
general Paul Eaton, senior adviser to VoteVets, a progressive political action
committee for military veterans, said: “Donald Trump has continually shown
himself to have authoritarian tendencies, and this is just another worrisome
example.”
He
added: “Unfortunately, we do have a commander in chief right now as much as have
a wannabe banana republic strongman.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/donald-trumps-demand-military-parade-draws-comparisons-dictators/
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February 7: Trump wants Bastille Day-style
military parade, critics say he’s a Napoleon in making ... US President Donald
Trump has asked Pentagon to plan for a parade at ‘which all Americans can show
their appreciation’.
US President Donald Trump kicked off a new storm Tuesday as he ordered the
military to mount a parade similar in spectacle, if not grander, to the one he
witnessed on the Bastille Day in Paris in 2017.
Trump, whose love of the military and the uniform do not comport with his five
deferrals from draft, was so impressed with the parade that he couldn’t stop
talking about it.
A parade of military leader went up on cable news shows, saying it was an
abysmal idea and said most American soldiers hate the idea of a parade, the
rehearsals and everything that went into.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/trump-wants-bastille-day-style-military-parade-critics-say-he-s-a-napoleon-in-making/story-HLUG3dK4zcHOhxAnOMtd0L.html
February 7: Donald Trump wants Washington
military parade ... It has long been conventional wisdom that
the US does not need to boast of its military strength because
it already is recognised as the leader of the Nato alliance ...
The US has not traditionally embraced showy displays of raw military power, such
as North Korea's parading of ballistic missiles as a claim of international
prestige and influence.
https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180207/world/donald-trump-wants-washington-military-parade.670002
February 7: Marc Short, the White House
director of legislative affairs, defended Trump’s idea against criticisms that
it would be a waste of money.
"I’m not sure that honoring our military is a waste of money," he told MSNBC on
Wednesday. "This is not about a dictatorship. This is about the president
wanting to honor the military."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,
said on
Twitter that he supported a parade, but added that his "hope is this parade
will not focus on military hardware, but on military service, sacrifice, and
saying ‘Thank You' to those who protect our nation."
Durbin, however, said there is a better way to show the country's appreciation.
https://theworldnews.net/us-news/lawmakers-balk-at-potential-cost-of-trump-s-military-parade
February 7: "America has been respected
throughout the world not because of its power but because of its purpose.
Respect and appreciation for the men and women who serve in the military is not
because of their weapons but because of their selflessness. Remember TR!" ...
And at least one veterans group is already worried.
"So far it's going over in the military and veterans community like a lead
balloon," said Paul Rieckhoff, CEO and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
of America, or IAVA.
"We did a quick snapshot on our Twitter account and it's by no means scientific,
but last I checked 88% of people did not support this idea," he said.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told CNN on Wednesday that
there is nothing wrong with having a parade to celebrate the military but said
to have a parade to show military might is "kind of cheesy and a sign of
weakness."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/mattis-white-house-briefing-military-parade/index.html
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February 7: Trump tells Pentagon 'to top'
France military parade
Commentators say a US parade would be extremely expensive, given the cost of
bringing military hardware and personnel to the capital and protecting its
streets from tanks designed for war zones.
Several retired military personnel have also condemned the plan, saying the
money would be better served improving conditions for veterans or raising
military wages.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42969566
February 8: Navy SEAL who says he killed bin
Laden: ‘A military parade is third world bulls---’
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/372941-navy-seal-who-says-he-killed-bin-laden-a-military-parade-is-third
February 14: Trump’s military parade would
cost between $10 million and $30 million, White House budget director says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/02/14/trumps-military-parade-would-cost-between-10-million-and-30-million-white-house-budget-director-says/?utm_term=.881e4d25f8bd
February 15: Trump's Military Parade Could
Cost As Much As $50 Million ... troops in vintage uniforms marching through the
streets as military aircraft carve the skies overhead, all in a grand
celebration of Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
That is one scenario taking shape as the Pentagon maps out options for the
military parade President Trump has requested.
In response to Trump's request, the Department of Defense has
worked up five options, with price tags ranging from $3 million to as much as
$50 million, a U.S. official told NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/15/585924807/trumps-military-parade-could-cost-as-much-as-50-million
February 16: This year the United States
will spend $824.6 billion on defense. Meanwhile, social safety nets get gutted,
schools go without heat, tens of thousands die from opioid overdoses and
infrastructure crumbles.
Military parades are popular in tin-pot dictatorships for a reason. They hide a
suffering populace behind rows of military vehicles and fighter jets screaming
overheard — fighter jets whose hourly operating costs are enough to feed, clothe
and shelter a family of four for a year.
If the parade lasts an hour, at least two people will have died of opioid
overdoses before it finishes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/02/16/trumps-military-parade-would-turn-u-s-troops-into-toy-soldiers/?utm_term=.296d960aefae
February 17: There is growing concern within
the US military about the costs of President Donald Trump's proposed military
parade and the disruption it could cause.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/military-concern-growing-trump-parade/index.html
February 20: A majority of American voters
opposes
President Trump’s request for a military parade, with many saying
it’s not a good use of taxpayer dollars, according to a poll released Tuesday.
The
Quinnipiac University poll found 61 percent of voters disapprove of the
military parade, which is now in the planning stages, compared to 26 percent who
support the idea.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/374693-poll-majority-disapproves-of-trumps-military-parade-plan
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February 20: The Pentagon is still in the
dark about Trump's military parade — but it could use donations to help pay for
it
The potential cost ... concerns military planners, according to CNN, and the
Defense Department is considering
taking private donations to defray some of the expense. While those
donations could not cover military salaries or the cost of transporting
equipment, they could be applied to other parade-related expenses.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-parade-pentagon-considering-donations-2018-2
February 23: Trump
directs Pentagon to schedule military parade for Veterans Day ...
according to an unclassified Feb. 20 memo written by National Security Adviser
H.R. McMaster.
McMaster’s memo makes clear the administration, at the president’s direction, is
moving forward with plans for the parade, and has potentially settled on a date.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/23/trump-military-parade-veterans-day-423405
March 9: Trump getting a parade but tanks
won't roll down Pennsylvania avenue
The Pentagon memo sent to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was issued
on Thursday and outlined the initial guidance on how Trump's sought after
parade, scheduled for November 11 -- Veterans Day -- will look.
The memo says the parade will integrate with the annual DC Veterans Day parade
and focus on the contributions of US veterans from the Revolutionary War to
today "with an emphasis on the price of freedom."
The parade will "include wheeled vehicles only, no tanks," the memo said, adding
that "consideration must be given to minimize damage to local infrastructure."
It will, however, involve "a heavy air component" with military aircraft flying
overhead at the end of parade, including older aircraft "as available," the memo
said.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/politics/pentagon-memo-trump-military-parade/index.html
July 20: Estimated 5,000 to 7,000 service
members to march in Trump's military parade
More details and specifics about the [November 11] Veterans Day Military Parade
will be announced at a later date."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/estimated-5000-7000-service-members-march-trumps-military/story?id=56715855
August 17: Trump cancels military parade,
blames local politicians as estimated cost balloons to $92 million
The postponement comes on the heels of news that the cost of the parade had
ballooned from its initial estimated price tag of $12 million. A U.S. official
told ABC News on Thursday that the cost of the parade was now estimated to be
$92 million.
Trump said he would instead plan to attend a separate military parade on
Joint Base Andrews in nearby Prince George's County, Maryland, and announced
that he would visit Paris in November for the centennial celebration marking 100
years since the end of World War 1.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-military-parade-estimated-cost-92-million/story?id=57218363
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