US EditionDonald Trump's Military Parade Ignores Needs of Veterans
- President Donald Trump is holding a taxpayer-funded military parade on June 14 in Washington, D.C., celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and his birthday.
- The parade follows Trump's decision to cut $2 billion from Department of Veterans Affairs contracts and slash 83,000 VA jobs, including medical personnel.
- The event will feature thousands of troops, 28 Abrams tanks, 50 helicopters, and vehicles parading from Arlington's Pentagon to the National Mall over three hours.
- The parade's reported cost ranges from $25 million to $45 million, which critics say could better support 9 million veterans relying on VA services.
- Criticism views the parade as a military vanity show celebrating Trump’s power, distracting from veterans’ needs and resembling authoritarian displays in other countries.
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Nowadays, me and crows are good buddies
Adventures in Irony The latest news is dismal. Trump’s birthday parade is coming up soon. I might watch it on TV if they get Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen to host it while getting drunk on champagne. Mark your calendar, it will be the day before Father’s Day. Get ready for big, bigly rockets, goose-stepping and maybe cameo appearances by Kanye West or Kid Rock. Remember the good old days in the ‘50s when the commies had an annual parade of cra…
Letters: To Vietnam vets, it's unbelievable Trump has gall to hold a parade
I am a Vietnam veteran and would like to address an issue that really rubs me raw, and I am sure that it also has a negative effect on other veterans. I returned home from Vietnam in May 1971 and…
'Don't deny us what Abraham Lincoln promised us': Veterans testify to Congress on Norfolk State campus
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Hosted by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va., 3rd), Democratic members of the Steering and Policy Committee listened to testimony of the struggles of veterans during the first four months of the Trump administration. Scott was joined by committee members Nanette Barragan (D-Calif., 44th), Mike Thompson (D-Calif., 4th) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill., 2nd) in the Brothers Auditorium on the campus of Norfolk State University. The members heard …
Carville eyes ‘golden opportunity’ for Democrats in Trump military parade
Democratic consultant James Carville called President Donald Trump’s military parade, which will be held on his birthday, a “golden opportunity” for Democrats to rally together to prop up U.S. veterans. “This is a fight we can fight together,” Carville said.…
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