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Trump requested tanks for Fourth of July parade, reports say

Good Morning and welcome to the politics blog for 1 July. Let’s kick off the morning with tank parades, shall we?

The Washington Post is reporting Monday that, with three days until the fourth of July, the National Parks Department is trying to figure out how to make good on Donald Trump’s request for tanks or “other armored military vehicles” to be placed on the National Mall in advance of his independence day address.

“The ongoing negotiations over whether to use massive military hardware, such as Abrams tanks or Bradley Fighting Vehicles, as a prop for Trump’s “Salute to America” is just one of many unfinished details when it comes to the celebration planned for Thursday, according to several people briefed on the plan, who requested anonymity to speak frankly,” The Post is reporting.

The plan is somewhat of a retread from Trump’s long-delayed, and eventually squashed plans for a military parade in Washington last year.

From the Post:

National Park Service acting director P Daniel Smith faces plenty of looming priorities this summer, from an $11 billion backlog in maintenance needs to natural disasters like the recent wildfire damage to Big Bend Park.

But in recent days, another issue has competed for Smith’s attention: how to satisfy President Trump’s request to station tanks or other armored military vehicles on the Mall for his planned Fourth of July address to the nation.

White House officials intend to give out tickets for attendees to sit in a VIP section and watch Trump’s speech, but did not develop a distribution system before much of the staff left for Asia last week, according to two administration officials. Officials are also still working on other key crowd management details, such as how to get attendees through magnetometers in an orderly fashion.

Traditionally, major gatherings on the Mall, including inauguration festivities and a jubilee commemorating the start of a new millennium, have featured a designated event producer. But in this case, the producer is the president himself.

huckelberry wrote:Maybe there are some left over air inflated Sherman tanks from the fake divisions set up in England to divert German attention prior to D day.

huckelberry wrote:Maybe there are some left over air inflated Sherman tanks from the fake divisions set up in England to divert German attention prior to D day.

Jersey Girl wrote:Does he want a parade or display or both?

Chap wrote:

Jersey Girl wrote:Does he want a parade or display or both?

He wants something he can salute, or even ride in and imagine that he is just like the wonderful man he fell in love with.