Remember that lavish Trump military parade “The Donald” was planning to throw for himself? Well, it’s been canceled!
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Trump saw how the military fawned all over North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and boosted his power image by their sheer presence. So, naturally, the narcissistic Trump wanted his own event in order to feed his thirsty ego and make himself feel equally important. Initially, the cost of putting on a Trump military parade was estimated to be around $12 million dollars (based on the previous price tag for a parade following the 1991 Gulf War). However, the US Department of Defense burst Trump’s bubble last week when they alerted him that the actual cost of a parade in 2018 would likely total upwards of $92 million dollars.
Trump wanted his Trump military parade like a baby wants his favorite rattle — and was willing to do anything to get it. However, White House staff wisely advised him of the enormous public relations hit he would take by spending nearly $100 million taxpayer dollars for a vanity parade that only he cared about. So, Trump reluctantly canceled it. Except, in true Trump form he passed the buck by blaming everyone else, then spun the cancellation as if he were a regular guy racing in at the 11th hour to save the American people some cash.
“The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. 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,” Trump tweeted.
“Never let someone hold you up! I will instead attend the big parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base on a different date, & go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on November 11th. Maybe we will do something next year in D.C. when the cost comes WAY DOWN. Now we can buy some more jet fighters!”
Yeah, nice save, Donald!
“The Joint Force Headquarters had not yet arrived at a cost estimate, and I cannot tell you why the president canceled the parade. For anything else beyond that, as far as the president’s thought process, I have to refer you to the White House.” – Army Col. Rob Manning, Dept.of Defense
Interestingly, the DC portion was only about 1/8th of the total cost, which totally blows Trump’s cancellation excuse out of the water. It was transportation, security, and the federal expense of pulling US military personnel from their current posts for Trump’s edification that actually caused the costs to balloon out of control. Additionally, the US Dept. of Defense never provided Donald Trump with an actual cost of a parade. According to a military spokesman, the figures Trump concluded were made up in his own head.
“Any figure that was cited was predecisional,” Army Col. Rob Manning said. “The planning committee for the parade had not reached a point where they had briefed the senior leadership in the department.”
Unlike in North Korea, the men and women of the US military are not simply sitting at home waiting for a call to stage a parade. They are strategically stationed around the country and around the world with actual responsibilities that go beyond being on display — which means that shipping them into DC for a Trump military parade comes with a price tag.
“There is only one person who wanted this parade,” a senior US official told NBC News — and we all know who that one person was!
“There is only one person who wanted this parade,” a senior US official told NBC News — and we all know who that one person was! – DJ
So let’s see- We’ve got a serial lying, Corrupt and dangerous Narcissist in the oval office who, IMO, displays the characteristics of a 10 y/o boy with serious intellectual and developmental challenges, to say the least.
I’m with millions of Americans (along with people all around the world) who find this absolute grotesque American “sh*tshow” quite “staggering.” How the h*ll did WE (the majority of Americans) let THIS happen!?!
That question must be answered.