CNN: Pentagon May Solicit Donations For Trump's Military Parade
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Nicole Lafond | February 19, 2018 12:01 pm
The Pentagon is considering soliciting donations to fund the Presidents requested military parade, which could cost between $3 million and $50 million, according to preliminary estimates from a defense official who spoke with CNN.
Because there is currently no money set aside for a parade in the military budget, the Pentagon would likely use those private donations to offset the cost of the non-military components of the event, according to CNN. Budget director Mick Mulvaney said Wednesday that he estimates the parade could cost between $10 million to $30 million.
Defense officials are also concerned about the lack of available troops to attend a parade, CNN reported. A large-scale parade would require weeks of planning and the transportation of equipment, like tanks, to Washington, D.C. days ahead of time in order to prepare, according to the official who spoke with CNN.
The Army has prepared five different parade options for President Trump to consider: small, medium, heavy, hybrid and a multimedia display, according to CNN.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cnn-pentagon-weighing-soliciting-donations-military-parade
kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)their troops and equipment. Then Trump could spout his deal to give the US to Russia, think of the cost savings for the parade.
I bet the Twitler supporters would be ok with that in this environment!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Then they can just takeover the country as long as they are here, Trump's job is done!
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)Thoughts and Prayers.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)FarPoint
(12,409 posts)I understand there should be a huge pile of cash there.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)Putin....
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)and the usual suspects with tons of money.
What a horrid ideal. t-rump bought again.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)Since the vast majority of MILITARY people think this is a stupid idea, perhaps the easiest way to avoid the costs would be to NOT DO IT!! Sheesh, there are some stupid people at the Pentagon.
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)of the stupid guy in the oval office.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)Just sayin'
sarge43
(28,941 posts)No one there wants this. Sooo...release an embarrassing statement and make Moron look stupid and selfish for demanding that critical funding be diverted for his dick wave. Get the media and the tax payers on your side and with luck and a few other tricks, order will wind up composting in a file cabinet in the basement.
Yes, the vast majority of service personnel apparently think this is major suckage; however, unless things have changed a 180 since I was manning the paper pump, no one gets a vote on any superior's decision. One can argue against it (sometimes) or try to find a way around it (see above), but in the end at minimum one goes through the motions. Otherwise, at best a career killer report card and a ticket to a hell hole assignment. At worst, thrown out with a really bad report card. In short, the military isn't a democracy.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)Still think it's easier to just let the moron forget about it!
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Last edited Mon Feb 19, 2018, 07:41 PM - Edit history (1)
Adroit marching in place - look busy, never get anywhere. The Transgender fiasco is the most recent case in point. Stall enough and he moves on to some other ridiculous idea that'll be someone else headache.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)Fuck that moron? Am I properly interpreting your sentiment?
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Otherwise
Parades are acceptable when they honor a specific, deserving event or individual. I've seen retiring old war horses with more bling than Patton break into tears when the troops passed in review and popped the salute. Then it means something to all involved.
Quick march pole dancing for a poser and poltroon like Moron is an insult.
Yonnie3
(17,444 posts)Will 'Rump be allowed to know who gave? Bribes?
Will foreign entities (or their agents) be allowed to contribute?
Farmer-Rick
(10,185 posts)How short sighted of the military.
But Not to worry I'm sure Putin would be more than willing to fund a week long parade in honor of our dear leader. While the military is wasting resources on useless crap, have everyone busy honoring our idiot in charge, the Russians can use their resources to attack some targets. It's a win win for Putin.
jalan48
(13,870 posts)In terms of millions of dollars that would be
1000 million in a billion
74 X 1000=74,000 million dollars more than last year.
Trump must be pissed after giving them all that money and not getting a measly $50 million parade.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Just because there's funding in one budget, doesn't mean you can re-direct it to another (legally)
(I'm just rooting for the whole deal to fall through)
jalan48
(13,870 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)the next 52 weeks planning it personally. 100% full time effort.
jalan48
(13,870 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)All I can say is BS!!!!
I ALSO THINK THEY CAN SAY NO...WHAT COULD HAPPEN?
Golden Raisin
(4,609 posts)Last week I saw televised Congressional testimony by Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He estimated that the parade would cost between $10-$30 MILLION dollars. You should have seen the faces of some of the Congress people asking the questions! Meanwhile, here in NYC, we have homeless veterans living and begging on the streets. Everything, on every level about this dictator-esque parade is wrong.
harun
(11,348 posts)ffr
(22,670 posts)IronLionZion
(45,457 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)YUK!!
homegirl
(1,429 posts)one of those "thoughts and prayers" checks!
Should I send it to Trump or the Pentagon?
joanbarnes
(1,722 posts)Javaman
(62,530 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)That's like telling my wife I'm going to the store to pick up between three loaves of bread and 50 loaves, so she can figure out where to stick them (after she tells me where to stick it).
Why are we still talking about putting on this military parade to salve one insecure man's ego? Throw him in jail and we'll have the biggest non-military parade this country has ever seen! It will be hughest, most bestest, and loudest parade ever in the history of the world. Probably the rest of the world will join in!
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)these numbers, ffs?!?
SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)For $3 million, he gets a few high school Jr. ROTC and maybe a couple of college ROTC units in uniform, with balloons that look like airplanes with tank pulltoys that make a popping noise. And Cub Scouts, too, for more 'uniformed' presence. They can earn their "Junior Nuremberg Rally" badges for participating.
$50 million gets him planes, tanks, and a massive amount of troops that should be doing something useful instead of wasting their time and our tax dollars putting on a show for The Orange Horror.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,140 posts)I would slow walk it as much as possible and find as many reasons for delay as could and hope that I could string the process along until Trumps is impeached or voted out in 2020.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)He knows it's hugely unpopular outside of his base, and it's more effective as a theory and a dream to them than if they actually build it.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)-signed, the Pentagon
Freethinker65
(10,024 posts)This is all about campaigning. As long as the bribes are transparent, it could be very useful.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)maniac.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)This tank is brought to you by our sponsors Skittles and Pennzoil
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)And if i doesn't reach its funding goals, no parade.
djacq
(1,634 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)They can wrap the tanks like nascar cars, and the soldiers could all wear logos on their uniforms.
It would be fabulous.
Of course, if the wh controls the funds, there will be one humvee and high school marching band in the parade, and the rest of the money will for planning and organizing it.
rickford66
(5,524 posts)They would jump at the chance. With their pickups with those over sized Confederate flags. The rest of us could relax for a day, knowing all the crazies are in DC.
Oneironaut
(5,504 posts)The thought of American soldiers saluting and goose/stepping past the President, while tanks, missiles, and APCs roll slowly behind them makes me physically ill. This is Americas creeping Fascism that started with Bush after 9/11.
The US should never have Soviet-style military parades.
dameatball
(7,398 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)I can't see anything wrong with that.
So, I'm an American-based multinational with operations, say, in dangerous parts of South America, or Africa. Mining? Oil? I don'ate $10 million for this parade, and then, some time down the road, my operations are at risk from local insurgents, terrorists, or just folks harmed by whatever it is I'm doing in their region.
Ordinarily, I'd turn to mercenaries, err, whoops, private military contractors. But, now, with my $10 million investment, I think I'll call on the Pentagon to bail me out.
In 3. . . 2. . . 1 - Lawsuits.
MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)march down the street and make every public school safe for our children?
Vinca
(50,279 posts)Millions of dollars wasted to stroke Don's damaged ego.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)It makes Moron look sad and pathetic.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Let his followers contribute, and if not enough money comes in, cancel!
lindalou65
(253 posts)What if they held a parade and nobody came?
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Pass the hat
dweller
(23,641 posts)fuk them ...
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)It's all the rage now.
underpants
(182,830 posts)which will fulfill his dream of an England trip
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)Last edited Mon Feb 19, 2018, 06:41 PM - Edit history (1)
The more embarrassing, the better.
SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)Yeah, one like that would be great!
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)OldManTarHeel
(435 posts)Sancho
(9,070 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)1. Nazi Germany
2. North Korea
3. Soviet Russia
3. China Tiananmen Square
5. Hybrid Dotard (taking the "best" from each one)
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)Now go away.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)Steve Bell on Donald Trump's wish for a military display Guardian cartoon:
See: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2018/feb/07/steve-bell-donald-trump-military-display-cartoon
Is Mr. Bell implying the Donald has shit for brains?
...............
Cha
(297,323 posts)cough it up.
maxrandb
(15,334 posts)"Here comes the 2ND Marine Expeditionary Unit, brought to you by Walmart... they'll be followed by the 1st Army Mechanical Division brought to you by Papa John's"
Someone stop this fucking insanity... I can't take it anymore!!!
mpcamb
(2,871 posts)dflprincess
(28,079 posts)after all the whole thing is nothing but a display of their products.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)democrank
(11,096 posts)He's the Head of Everything, might as well put him in charge of the parade.
thinkingagain
(906 posts)Right into the nearest prison.
Then he could have his dreams come true
A parade
A wall
His best people with him
MustLoveBeagles
(11,612 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)... C-ration cookies! Station them outside marijuana stores as well.