Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
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Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a couple thousand civilians.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
    165·
    2 days ago

    A reminder that Q1 25 federal spending under Trump has increased over Biden’s Q1 24 spending. A reminder that tariffing the fuck out if the world will only exponentially increase spending.

    Not that anyone pro-Trump/conservative actually cares about reigning in spending. It’s all an excuse to punish brown people and poor people.

    • PenguinMage@lemmy.world
      59·
      2 days ago

      These are the same assholes who claim they want small government then cheer government curtailing rights when it’s something they didn’t like (women’s rights, religious freedoms, sending people to prisons in foreign countries). Government spending is just a magic word they use for “things I don’t know about or don’t care for”

      • 800XL@lemmy.world
        141·
        2 days ago

        Don’t forget expanding the welfare state so the “welfare queen” companies can loot the taxpayers dry with no barriers.

      • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub
        5·
        2 days ago

        Trump will have to care about the debt. A lot of it matures soon and needs to be renewed, but his antics caused the rates to spike so it’s going to cost bigly. Or ignore it and break the entire system what’ll be even more fun. It’ll be entertaining to watch either way.