Trump's 'Salute to America' was a second-rate Red Square rally-but one Democrat managed to find hope

[Zorro]

DC isn’t built for tanks, but to a reality TV president with a keen eye for stagecraft, everything is a potential set.

Donald Trump had wanted these war machines to rumble through the rarefied streets of the nation’s capital until he was thwarted by engineers.

Send a fleet of these 60-ton monsters over the bridge from Arlington National Cemetery, they said, and it could crumble into the Potomac River.

Plan B: they were plopped into static positions outside the Lincoln Memorial after being delivered by train at an estimated cost of around $750,000.

https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-salute-america-second-rate-025700928.html

[machoneman]

1. Much as I detest Trumpyboy and the tanks, no way it cost $750K to ship them, including....

other relevant costs. The military personnel to deliver same to a rail head (always near a base btw), load the vehicles, chain them down and even accompany them, then reverse the process at the other end is nowhere near $750K. Rail only would be say $25k-$35k round-trip at best. The service men are paid anyway. Fuel used to deliver same on a US Army owned wheeled truck transporters at either end is nominal too.

So, maybe $100K tops. I just don't get why a closer inspection of costs here wasn't done. Geez, the guy's a dork, his staff are all idiots and the event was a bust in most ways anyway but let's not let our imagination on estimated costs get away from us.

[marble falls]

2. You're right. We need to be accurate if only to keep from diverting the ...

conversation from the issue to a stupid single fact check. We need to tight with our facts.

[ronatchig]

3. It's called profit.

Charge .75 mil pay 100,000 - pocket the differnce. That's the American way don't ya know!


Sarcasm- in case it didn't come thru.