Trump's 4th of July event cost Pentagon $1.2 million

[demmiblue]

Source: ABC News

The Pentagon estimates it cost $1.2 million for the military's participation in the July Fourth "Salute to America," which included flyovers by military aircraft and the presence of Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles by the Lincoln Memorial.

During the Salute to America event on the National Mall President Donald Trump highlighted the accomplishments of the military services individually and the specific aircraft representing each service. Participating in those flyovers were Air Force F-22 Raptor fighters and a B-2 Spirit bomber, Army Apache helicopters, Marine MV-22 Ospreys, Navy F-35C Lightning II fighters and F/A-18 Hornets and Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters.

One of the Boeing 747's used as Air Force One and the new VH-92 Sikorsky helicopter that will serve as Marine One also joined the flyover. Then a flight demonstration from the Navy's elite Blue Angels flight demonstration team concluded the event.

The $1.2 million does not include the cost of the military flyovers, which were absorbed in the individual military services' training budgets.

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[msongs]

1. dems should send a bill to the trump 2020 campaign nt

[MsLeopard]

2. Unfortunately

The Pentagon has so much money they probably spill more than that at happy hour.

[keithbvadu2]

3. $1.2 million for fuel? That's all that Trump said it would cost.

$1.2 million for fuel?

That's all that Trump said it would cost.

[norman_tonne]

4. Show me the full bill

well, that's only the pentagon's cost for military participation. There will be organizers, FBI, secret service, event contractors, logistics - ABC should dig up the total cost of the parade.

[Calista241]

5. That's it? You can't fart in the military without filling out

A million forms, getting an environmental impact assessment, and putting 50 bureaucrats to work.

A B2 flight from Missouri should’ve cost that much by itself.