Donald Trump is reportedly planning to splash a whopping $100 million on a huge military parade that will snake through the streets of Washington DC on his birthday.
For years, the president is said to have had his eyes on a full-blown military show displaying the US might, but has failed to put up a working plan – until now.
A source in Washington DC has revealed that Trump is planning a massive military parade on his birthday on June 14 – which also happens to be the 250th anniversary of the US Army.
Plans are to start the procession at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, from where the contingents will snake through the streets of the capital to reach the White House.
The grandiose military parade will showcase soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines marching in their uniforms in front of thousands of spectators, the Washington City Paper reported.
Plans are also to roll down battle tanks, massive military equipment, and aircraft and missiles – just as he first envisioned the parade during his first term.
First-term parade scuttled
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