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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump: The generals would love to have a military parade
President Trump said Saturday that the U.S. generals would love to have a military parade.Trump made the comment during an interview with Fox News Jeanine Pirro, his 21st interview with Fox News or Fox Business Network during his presidency.
The generals would love to do it, I tell you, and so would I, he said. I think it's great for the country being a cheerleader and the spirit. It's very important.
It was reported earlier this year that Trump had instructed the Pentagon to plan a military parade. After military officials confirmed that the event was in its early planning stages, it was quickly met with backlash from lawmakers.
A Military Times poll found that 89 percent of its readers, who are primarily service members and their families, opposed the parade, saying it would be a waste of money.
The Pentagon and other officials have reportedly raised concerns about logistics of the event, including how it would be paid for, and whether Washington, D.C. streets would be able to withstand the weight of military tanks, should they be included in the parade. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told lawmakers that the parade could cost up to $30 million.
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Opponents of the parade, both Democrat and Republican, have argued that a military demonstration of this level could send the wrong message and made the U.S. appear totalitarian. North Korea and Russia are known for their large-scale military demonstrations.
Trump said Saturday that a lot of the parade would be flyovers, and that it would highlight the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the Coast Guard Academy.
It would be a great representative parade, the president said. It would be great for the spirit of the country. We have a great country. And we should be celebrating our country.
Trump has reportedly directed the Pentagon to plan the parade for Veterans Day.
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Trump: The generals would love to have a military parade (Original Post)
left-of-center2012
Feb 2018
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A "great representative parade" opposed by 89 percent of Military Times readers.
dalton99a
Feb 2018
#1
The generals love it....bets on that being a lie?! The generals are patriots, not cheerleaders.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2018
#2
How about we just get the NYT and Wapo to headline: "Trump has the world's BIGGEST dick!"
Girard442
Feb 2018
#11
and after the parade they are going to march to your house and give you all guns :-) nt
msongs
Feb 2018
#14
If Trump gets his way on this parade, he'll want one next year, only bigger.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2018
#15
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)1. A "great representative parade" opposed by 89 percent of Military Times readers.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. The generals love it....bets on that being a lie?! The generals are patriots, not cheerleaders.
The Bastille Day parade in France that Shitler is using as an excuse is 137 years old, the nation having been invaded so many times such an annual honor is just a tradition. Not an ego booster for a wannabe dictator.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)3. He just made that up
Pulled it out of his ass, as usual
lunasun
(21,646 posts)4. March for me boys March ! The whole thing may make some generals puke
DinahMoeHum
(21,791 posts)5. Bull. Shit.
n/t
GP6971
(31,163 posts)6. Yup....every soldier hates parades
although little Napoleon just loves them.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)7. No They Don't, You Ass Clown ....
..Just Like " You'd Be Surprised At What We Are Finding In Hawaii
About Obama's Birth Certificate"
spanone
(135,838 posts)8. we're devolving into a third-world nation
alá trump
FuzzyRabbit
(1,967 posts)9. Trump is looking for an excuse to wear his new suit:
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,008 posts)10. Generals Bonespurs, Shitgibbon and Dotard?
Girard442
(6,075 posts)11. How about we just get the NYT and Wapo to headline: "Trump has the world's BIGGEST dick!"
Be a lot cheaper.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)12. Or ...
Trump IS the world's biggest dick?
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)13. This is it exactly. No, Trumpie, the generals do not have the need for a
penis display like you do. It's your own little fantasy!
msongs
(67,409 posts)14. and after the parade they are going to march to your house and give you all guns :-) nt
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)15. If Trump gets his way on this parade, he'll want one next year, only bigger.
That is, unless he's in prison, in which case the parade will have passed him by.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)16. Trump will want to 'out do' other countries
His ego will demand the biggest and best ever military parade.
Cha
(297,261 posts)17. Who's getting real tired
of seeing trump's face for the 15 millionth time?