The American Legion suggested in a statement on Thursday evening that the parade be postponed until "we can celebrate victory in the War on Terrorism and bring our military home." The statement also said the money should be spent on care for the troops and their families. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis scoffed at that figure, saying, "I guarantee you there's been no cost estimate," when he was asked about it by reporters during a trip to Bogotá, Colombia. The parade delay comes after the latest estimate of $92 million for the cost of the display, a figure media outlets attributed to unnamed U.S. And we are happy to support those events, but those costs have to be returned to the taxpayers of D.C." "That's the reality that parades, demonstrations and events, they have a cost. Spectators will get to see battle-tested military hardware as well as the most advanced war machines. "If we have big events, and this would be a new big event in the District, we have to be prepared," she said. Victory Day parade 2018 in Moscow (FULL VIDEO) The annual V-Day parade kicked off on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Maybe he's angry with his own team that they can't pull off the parade by November, and he made the target Washington, D.C., and its taxpayers," Bowser told Delshad. " has to be familiar with the facts of what it takes to support a national security event. Muriel Bowser August 17, 2018īowser also spoke to reporter Carmel Delshad of member station WAMU. Yup, I’m Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got thru to the reality star in the White House with the realities ($21.6M) of parades/events/demonstrations in Trump America (sad).
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