In a dazzling display of fiscal responsibility, the United States is gearing up for a military parade that just so happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary.
Picture this: up to 25 tanks rolling through the streets of Washington, D.C., in a spectacle that will set taxpayers back a cool $25 million to $45 million. Meanwhile, the Republican Congress is busy cutting health insurance for the poor and middle class, all while putting rural hospitals at risk. Priorities, right?
According to two U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity (because who wouldn’t want to remain anonymous when discussing this?), the final bill could soar as high as $45 million. One insider even mentioned that this figure includes several million dollars more than it would have cost without the parade. And let’s not forget the additional expenses that the city of Washington will have to shoulder, like trash cleanup and road repairs from the heavy tanks.
But hey, who needs a functioning healthcare system when you can have a parade?
Military parades are a rare occurrence in the United States, and critics are quick to label this one as an authoritarian display of power—wasteful, especially considering Trump’s penchant for slashing costs across the federal government. But why worry about the needs of the people when you can roll out the tanks and throw a birthday bash?
Blue Press Journal 
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