Trump wants tanks at his Fourth of July shindig

[babylonsister]

Trump wants tanks at his Fourth of July shindig
Taxpayers will pay and infrastructure may suffer.
Zack Ford
Jul 1, 2019, 9:51 am


President Donald Trump is hosting his own Fourth of July celebration at the Lincoln Memorial this year, complete with a VIP section for which taxpayers will foot the bill. The latest wrinkle, according to The Washington Post: Trump has insisted on having tanks and other armed military vehicles present for the celebration.

Abrams tanks or Bradley Fighting Vehicles would serve as props for Trump’s “Salute to America,” set for just three days from now. That’s in addition to a military aircraft flyover, including a performance by the Navy’s Blue Angels.

Last year, Trump similarly hoped to hold a military parade on Veterans Day, insisting it would be “great for the spirit of the country,” having been inspired by a Bastille Day parade in France. That parade would have reportedly cost an estimated $92 million, half of which would have just been for non-military costs like security. Even the American Legion responded that “the parade money would be better spent fully funding the Department of Veteran Affairs and giving our troops and their families the best care possible.”

There were likewise concerns that these massive tactical vehicles, some of which can weigh over 60 tons, would damage roads and bridges in the District of Columbia. The D.C. City Council weighed in Monday morning, saying, “Tanks, but no tanks,” and noting concerns about infrastructure damage.

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-tanks-fourth-of-july-celebration-af0677c162ac/

[area51]

1. Baby Donnie wants his tanks;

give him a Matchbox tank and tell him to STFU.

[hlthe2b]

2. "Destroying the National Mall to own the libs"

If they would jump out of the tanks with a straight jacket and Hannibal Lecter mask and take him away, I'd likely be more receptive...

[babylonsister]

5. I likely would, too.

[CentralMass]

3. Sceptic tank pumping trucks.

[woodsprite]

7. Yup! Just like this. Each state could send their finest!

[CentralMass]

16. :-)

[katmondoo]

4. To prepare for D Day they had fake tanks and all kinds of fake equiptment to fool the Nazi's

Trump could use fake tanks for his parade they weigh next to nothing, could be carried by hand. Perfect for a fake president!

[empedocles]

6. Need more than a City Council 'weigh-in'

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Any similarity to events in Tiananmen Square is purely coincidental. nt

[Historic NY]

9. There is construction all over the place and he wants tanks....

[spanone]

10. Dictator don is one sick sonofabitch.

[peggysue2]

11. Trump Wants Tanks

Of course, he does. And if he could finesse it he would want missiles rolling down the streets, a NK or Russian equivalent. What I find equally outrageous is he wants the Lincoln Memorial cordoned off for his own VIP celebration. Because by his own words, he's second only to Abraham Lincoln in presidential stature and success.

The man poisons everything he touches. Even July 4th.

[RobinA]

12. I'm All For It

I'm sure some advertising people can make fantastic campaign ads for Democrats with the resulting photos. Maybe with some effective juxtaposition with archival footage of parades of well-known despots of the past. Bring it on. Tanks parading down Pennsylvania Ave. We shouldn't be trying to stop his excesses, we should be supporting them. He obviously doesn't have enough rope yet to hang himself. More rope, I say!

[moondust]

13. Welcome to Red Square, comrade.

There's something weird about comrade Donny's attraction to communists/Russians/Soviets/Slavic women.

[IADEMO2004]

14. Smells like the birth of tRumpistan to me. Princess Ivanka groomed to succeed the shitstain.

Just back from North Korea's "Dictators for Dummies" refresher course Mango Mussolini is ready to rule.

[Crunchy Frog]

15. How very Stalin of him.

[EleanorR]

17. Nothing says Salute to America more

Nothing says Salute to America more than tanks paid for by the public while limiting public access to the best seats in order to reward the wealthy and connected.