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Show” host Desi Lydic found a potential silver lining in the astonishing cost of the U.S. Army’s upcoming 250th anniversary parade — which also happens to fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
Trump, allegedly fearful that attendance will be weak at his birthday-party military parade on Saturday in Washington, D.C., is offering to pay “seat fillers,” according to a Craigslist ad — which people are pretty sure isn’t legit.
The event will bring street closures, security checkpoints, hundreds of military vehicles and thousands of marching troops.
The White House attempted to clarify Donald Trump's call for the use of force on "any" protesters who show up at the parade celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary.
Until recently, the Army’s long-planned birthday celebration did not include a big parade. Added under the Trump administration, the event, featuring hundreds of military vehicles and aircraft and thousands of soldiers, has divided veterans.
Preparations are underway for the U.S. Army's parade in Washington D.C., which also falls on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
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Irish Star on MSNInside the 18-mile ring of steel with 175 magnometers protecting Trump's Washington DC paradeThe Secret Service has detailed the extensive measures it is taking for the 250th anniversary Army parade in Washington D.C. on Trump's birthday.
Some 200,000 spectators are expected to attend to see military aircraft and tanks on Flag Day, which is also Trump's birthday.