An Army spokesman told CBS News that a military parade is to mark the Army's anniversary next month - in line with President Trump's birthday - cost an estimated $25 million to $45 million.
The Washington, D.C. march is expected to include more than 100 vehicles and thousands of soldiers who will be housed in federal buildings. The spokesman said it could also involve 50 helicopters, prompting "widespread coordination" by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The event will be held at the Army's 250th anniversary celebration on June 14, with Mr. Trump's 79th birthday.
Reports about possible military parades began to circulate last month. Depend on Associated Press Two weeks ago, more than 6,600 soldiers, seven bands and 150 vehicles, including tanks and vehicles fighting between Stryker and Bradley, although at the time, the Army said the plan had not been completed.
Mr. Trump confirmed plans earlier this month: “We will have a big, beautiful parade,” the president told NBC’s “Meeting Media.”
The president also said the event had nothing to do with his birthday. When asked about the price tag, Mr. Trump said it would be "compared to the value of doing so."
"We have the greatest missile in the world. We have the greatest submarine in the world. We have the greatest military tanks in the world. We have the greatest weapons in the world. We will celebrate it."
These plans have attracted some criticism from Democrats. Earlier this month, Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen called the plan wasted and wrote in a statement: “The host wants the taxpayer to pay for the military parade on his birthday.”
Mr. Trump's interest in the feast of military parades goes back several years. During his first semester visit in France in 2017, the president praised the country's annual Bastille Day parade and suggested that "we will have to try it on July 4".
A year later, the government began to develop a march plan to honor the days of veterans. But afterward Report circulated Mr. Trump postponed the incident and accused local elected officials of raising prices, so the activity could cost as much as $92 million, while some Democratic lawmakers blow up the idea as a "self-temptation."
Trump posted a Twitter account in 2018 in 2018, and local politicians knew a surprise when they saw Washington, D.C. (bad) and (bad) they were a surprise. When asked to give us a price to celebrate the big military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculous that I canceled it. ”