LIFE OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE
BY LUCY WARNER
ARTICLE FOR THE DAY
AUGUST 16, 2018

NO, WE CAN’T FEED THE POOR, BECAUSE AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS QUITE STRANGE DEPARTMENT HEADS BLEED OUR COFFERS DRY ON TOTALLY NONSENSICAL IDIOCY, WE’LL HAVE TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY. NOW, EAT YOUR DOGFOOD BEFORE IT GETS COLD, DEAR. DO YOU WANT SOME KETCHUP?


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/08/16/trump-military-parade-cost-increase/1011519002/?csp=chromepush
Estimated cost of Trump's military parade jumps 666%, reports say
William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 4:14 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated 8:06 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2018

PHOTOGRAPH -- President Trump planned a military parade in DC and it’s reportedly going to cost close to $100 Million dollars. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story. Buzz60

The estimated cost for President Donald Trump's November military parade in Washington has jumped $80 million, The Associated Press reported Thursday citing an unnamed Pentagon official.

But a Defense Department spokesman told USA TODAY the finals plans for the parade have not yet been approved and that costs could still change.

Last month, the Military Times reported that initial estimates of the parade's cost were $12 million. The official – who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that haven’t been released yet – told AP the new projection is $92 million. That represents an increase of 666 percent.

About $50 million would cover Pentagon costs for equipment, personnel and other expenses for the parade, the official said. The rest would be handled by other agencies, including security costs.

Pentagon spokesman Jamie Davis cautioned that "planning for the Military Veterans Day Parade continues and final details are still being developed. Any cost estimates are pre-decisional."

In February, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney put the cost at $10 million to $30 million.

The parade is currently planned for Nov.10 in Washington, the day before Veterans Day.

The American Legion said in a statement Thursday that the organization appreciates Trump's desire to "show in a dramatic fashion our nation's support for our troops." But the veterans group believes that with troops still deployed overseas in the fight against terrorism, "the parade money would be better spent fully funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and giving our troops and their families the best care possible."

Trump has expressed a desire for such a parade for years and was greatly impressed by the Bastille Day march he witnessed on a presidential trip to Paris in 2017.

Contributing: Tom Vanden Brook in Washington; The Associated Press