President Trump has canceled plans for a Veteran’s Day military parade in November. He cited the “ridiculously high” price tag of the parade as a reason for shutting it down. On Twitter, the president accused local politicians of price-gouging, but The Associated Press reports that much of the projected $92 million price was attributed to Pentagon costs for aircraft, equipment and personnel.
The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up! I will instead…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
….attend the big parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base on a different date, & go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on November 11th. Maybe we will do something next year in D.C. when the cost comes WAY DOWN. Now we can buy some more jet fighters!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2018
On Thursday, the Defense Department announced there would be no parade in 2018. Trump said perhaps something could be scheduled for next year when the price “comes WAY DOWN,” but did not give any explanation on how the costs would be reduced.
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