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The true cost of Trump’s massive military parade seems to keep getting worse
The president’s expensive — and literally destructive — parade is poised to inflict destruction on the streets of Washington next weekend.

June 3, 2025, 3:50 PM EDT
By Ja'han Jones

https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-military-parade-cost-washington-dc-streets-bowser-rcna210671

NBC News reported recently on some of the destruction that the June 14 parade — a seemingly frivolous pet project to celebrate 250 years of the U.S. Army that just so happens to fall on Trump’s birthday — stands to inflict on Washington’s streets:

The cost to repair Washington, D.C., streets after the upcoming military parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary could cost as much as $16 million, according to U.S. military officials.

That’s part of an estimated $45 million total cost for the June 14 military parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The cost estimates have fluctuated as planning continues.

And that’s taxpayer money being spent as Trump withholds tens of millions of dollars allocated for things like climate change studies and other research grants, or any number of federal programs that stand to benefit a large number of Americans — certainly more so than a military parade.