Current Events > Trump has instructed the Pentagon to organize a military parade in DC

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-marching-orders-to-the-pentagon-plan-a -grand-military-parade/2018/02/06/9e19ca88-0b55-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

President Trumps vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to reality in the Pentagon and White House, where officials say they have begun to plan a grand military parade later this year showcasing the might of Americas armed forces.

Trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a Jan. 18 meeting between Trump and top generals in the Pentagons tank a room reserved for top-secret discussions marked a tipping point, according to two officials briefed on the planning.

Surrounded by the militarys highest-ranking officials, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Trumps seemingly abstract desire for a parade was suddenly heard as a presidential directive, the officials said.

The marching orders were: I want a parade like the one in France, said a military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the planning discussions are supposed to remain confidential. This is being worked at the highest levels of the military.

American shows of military strength dont come cheap. The cost of shipping Abrams tanks and high-tech hardware to Washington could run in the millions, and military officials said it was unclear how they would pay for it.

A White House official familiar with the planning described the discussions as brainstorming and said nothing is settled. Right now, theres really no meat on the bones, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions.

Still, the official said Trump is determined to have a parade. The president wants to do something that highlights the service and sacrifice of the military and have a unifying moment for the country, the official said.

The inspiration for Trumps push is last years Bastille Day celebration in Paris, which the president attended as a guest of French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump was awestruck by the tableau of uniformed French troops marching down Avenue des Champs-Elysees with military tanks, armored vehicles, gun trucks and carriers complete with F-16 fighter jets flying over the Arc de Triomphe and painting the sky with streaks of blue, white and red smoke for the colors of the French flag.

Aboard Air Force One en route home from Paris last July, aides said Trump told them he was dazzled by the French display and said he wanted one at home.

It was still on his mind two months later when he met with Macron on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

It was one of the greatest parades Ive ever seen, Trump told reporters. It was two hours on the button, and it was military might, and I think a tremendous thing for France and for the spirit of France.

Seated next to Macron, Trump added: Were going to have to try to top it.

Several administration officials said the parade planning began in recent weeks and involves White House chief of staff John F. Kelly, but cautioned that it is in the preliminary stages. D.C. officials said they had not been notified of parade plans.

A date has not been selected, although officials said Trump would like to tie the parade to a patriotic holiday. Officials are weighing weather patterns as well as competing events, such as the massive annual Independence Day celebration on the Mall.

Trump officials had discussed Memorial Day on May 28, and July 4, but the Pentagon prefers Veterans Day on Nov. 11 in part because it would coincide with 100th anniversary of the victorious end of World War I and therefore be less associated with the president and politics. Thats what everyone is hoping, said the military official.

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LMAO this will trigger so many people
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lol
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not a wannabe fascist president at all
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antfair posted...

Seated next to Macron, Trump added: Were going to have to try to top it.

this sums up Trump so well
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I don't trust this.

And even if this doesn't turn into something along the lines of a civil war/take over, it's a huge fucking waste.
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if you are against this, YOU HATE THE MILITARY! >:Oooo
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Wonder how the people of DC are gonna like their roads being ruined by 70ton tanks
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Meanwhile Pureto Rico is being completely discarded by this country, Republicans are desperately trying to kill any and all attempts to remove them from power by discrediting everything anti-Trump including their own departments of justice and appointed investigators, oh, and because a black football player who was once called a son of a bitch by Trump just so happened to be killed by a drunk who just so happened to be an illegal immigrate, Trump is once again shitting on a bipartisan deal between parties for his shitty wall.
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Every day the Trump administration grows more indistinguishable from the regime of a second- or third-world dictator
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Damn_Underscore posted...

LMAO this will trigger so many people

It's a waste of taxpayer money.
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Anyone who is against this is unpatriotic and a traitor.
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Sweet idea. Check out this other footage of a military parade this other country did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8zFLIftGk

Great times were had by all I'm sure.
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Little hands and a little insecure dick too.
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DeanAuryn posted...

Anyone who is against this is unpatriotic and a traitor.

The biggest traitor of all is the one who wants this goddamn parade when he never fucking served a day in his life, attacked various military personal personally and in his first few days in office okay'd a raid just because Obama wouldn't do it that resulted in a complete failure and a dead solider.
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DeanAuryn posted...

Anyone who is against this is unpatriotic and a traitor.

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I mean, don't get me wrong. As the article points out, France just had a military parade. Britain from what I can tell had a military parade as recently as 2013. It's not like only dictatorships have these things.

It just feels like this is a complete waste of money and time for Trump to sit there and point at it and say "Look at how great our military is! Look how much we love them!" for his base. It serves no other purpose at this point.
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Doom_Art posted...

Wonder how the people of DC are gonna like their roads being ruined by 70ton tanks

Those shitty ass roads are already jacked up
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UrCa1988 posted...

DeanAuryn posted...

Anyone who is against this is unpatriotic and a traitor.

TBH it's a really fucking great game made here in good ol USA
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Doom_Art posted...

Wonder how the people of DC are gonna like their roads being ruined by 70ton tanks

Our roads fucking suck as is.
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Is this virtue signaling
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Sounds pretty cool. It would be like a bunch of tanks rolling down the road with apache helicopters doing loop de loops above them and a bunch of f 22 raptors zipping around doing barrel rolls above it all. With giant missile trucks and artillery cannons all rolling around and a bunch of soldiers with guns marching in formation sounds totally epic.
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This shit makes my stomach turn so much. This is seriously so disgusting; I sincerely hope the higher leadership is able to deny the request based on the idea that it's fraud, waste and abuse.
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antfair posted...

The president wants to do something that highlights the service and sacrifice of the military and have a unifying moment for the country, the official said.

We already have Veteran's Day. And honestly they are already honored many times over throughout the year at various events etc

No need to spend millions of our money to have a parade.

Itachi157 posted...

antfair posted...

The president wants to do something that highlights the service and sacrifice of the military and have a unifying moment for the country, the official said.

We already have Veteran's Day. And honestly they are already honored many times over throughout the year at various events etc

No need to spend millions of our money to have a parade.

Not to mention the idea that a military parade is probably the polar opposite of demonstrating respect of people wearing the uniform.
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Imagine spending that money on helping vets at the VA hospital.

Lol
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sounds cool. should be a good show

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.
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And they need to be playing his song, too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwmweSQX9GM
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Why does the party of small government love government propoganda?
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Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.
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Capn Circus posted...

Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.

"Another country engages in dumb acts, so we should, too!"
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Capn Circus posted...

Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.

I heard the French are a bunch of smelly white flag-wavers that have literally let their country become a terrorist hellhole. Why would Donald Trump and the Republicans want to borrow their ideas?
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Sweet idea. Check out this other footage of a military parade this other country did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8zFLIftGk

Great times were had by all I'm sure.

That wasn't a military parade. That was a student protest. The tanks were a show of force to shut it down.
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A lot of folks triggered by this...I like it.
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Hexenherz posted...

Capn Circus posted...

Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.

"Another country engages in dumb acts, so we should, too!"

I asked if France is fascist or not. Not whether or not someone thinks it's a dumb idea.
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scorpion41 posted...

A lot of folks triggered by this...I like it.

So I take it you love both Antifa and neo-Nazis too then? They trigger the fuck out of people. Maybe try having actual opinions and some goddamn standards instead of just supporting whoever the hell is currently upsetting people. I bet you were a Bernie Bro who voted for Trump.
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hockeybub89 posted...

Capn Circus posted...

Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.

I heard the French are a bunch of smelly white flag-wavers that have literally let their country become a terrorist hellhole. Why would Donald Trump and the Republicans want to borrow their ideas?

Most countries have at least some positives. Maybe this is one of them. Trump will make it better than France's, no doubt about that.
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Capn Circus posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

Capn Circus posted...

Kineth posted...

Fascism couldn't be more obvious and people still don't believe there's a pattern.

Is France fascist, too? That's apparently where he got the idea from when he visited.

I heard the French are a bunch of smelly white flag-wavers that have literally let their country become a terrorist hellhole. Why would Donald Trump and the Republicans want to borrow their ideas?

Most countries have at least some positives. Maybe this is one of them. Trump will make it better than France's, no doubt about that.

But doesn't America have all the positives? What could a shithole possibly do better than America run by the GOAT?
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lmfao one of the Humvees in the parade is definitely going to break down, I promise you
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hockeybub89 posted...

scorpion41 posted...

A lot of folks triggered by this...I like it.

So I take it you love both Antifa and neo-Nazis too then? They trigger the fuck out of people. Maybe try having actual opinions and some goddamn standards instead of just supporting whoever the hell is currently upsetting people. I bet you were a Bernie Bro who voted for Trump.

Lol the only people upset over this are the butthurt liberals, like yourself. And you really went out on a limb with that bet...I hope you dont gamble often.
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I'm convinced Trump has a micro penis on top of the narcissistic personality disorder. He loves strongmen like Duterte and Putin, says that lawmakers not clapping is treasonous, will say anything to get people to praise him, and now he wants to play military parade. He's a 71 year old manchild.
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Good. And anyone who shows up and tries to protest it should be thrown in jail.
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scorpion41 posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

scorpion41 posted...

A lot of folks triggered by this...I like it.

So I take it you love both Antifa and neo-Nazis too then? They trigger the fuck out of people. Maybe try having actual opinions and some goddamn standards instead of just supporting whoever the hell is currently upsetting people. I bet you were a Bernie Bro who voted for Trump.

Lol the only people upset over this are the butthurt liberals, like yourself. And you really went out on a limb with that bet...I hope you dont gamble often.

and for some reason Republicans are fine with it even though it's a complete waste of taxpayer money
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Good. And anyone who shows up and tries to protest it should be thrown in jail.

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Trump is harmless and in fact has done good things for this country

The fact that people hate him so much is hilarious and worth joking about
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Good. And anyone who shows up and tries to protest it should be thrown in jail.

I remember a time you were at least remotely tolerable

Now your trolling is so obvious it's just disheartening
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