inaugural, and tanks, and rocket launchers, etc., to go with the poor fat military office workers forced to cobble together some form of ranks and pass in review in front of Hair Furor.
The Pentagon told him that the tanks would tear up the macadam, so he had to put that idea on the back burner....
Not making this up: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315184-trump-team-wanted-tanks-missile-launchers-in-parade-report
Trump team wanted tanks, missile launchers in parade: report
BY BROOKE SEIPEL - 01/19/17 06:30 PM EST 797
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Donald Trump’s inauguration team wanted to show off the U.S. military during inauguration weekend and even suggested including tanks and missile launchers in his inaugural parade, The Huffington Post reported Thursday.
“They were legit thinking Red Square/North Korea-style parade,” an inauguration team source told The Huffington Post, referring to massive military parades in Moscow and Pyongyang that are often interpreted as displays of aggression.
According to the report, the military shot down the request because of concerns about how it would look to have tanks and missile launchers in the parade, as well as the possible damage the tanks, which can weigh over 100,000 pounds, would do to the roads.
“I could absolutely see structural support being a reason not to use tanks,” a Department of Defense official told The Huffington Post. “D.C. is built on a swamp to begin with.”
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