President Donald Trump’s military parade is estimated to cost $92 million — a whopping $80 million more than an earlier estimate, according to an unnamed “U.S. defense official with firsthand knowledge of the assessment,” CNBC reported Thursday.
In July, CNN reported that the parade would cost approximately $12 million, according to three unnamed U.S. defense officials. In February, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told Congress the parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million.
CNBC reported Thursday that the $92 million figure would be split between the Pentagon, $50 million, and the Department of Homeland Security and other “interagency partners,” $42 million.
To quote Michael Bluth,
“That’s a lot of money for the worst idea I’ve ever heard.”
Or we could divert the money to maybe getting some kids reunited with their parents. Or something else useful.
But who am I kidding?! Let’s waste it! #merica
Surely this will make America great again. Won’t it? WON’T IT?
How much of that money will be going directly into the pockets of Trump, his crime family, and/or his donors/supporters?
Disgusting. I am quite sure he will tout it as the BIGGEST BEST MILITARY PARADE ever!!! And the hypocritical GOP who brought us the sequester will sit on their collective asses and not say a word.