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Washington is Trump's preferred parade route, options open: Mattis [View all]
Source: Reuters
#POLITICS FEBRUARY 8, 2018 / 12:45 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Washington is Trump's preferred parade route, options open: Mattis
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he believed President Donald Trump wants Washington, D.C., to be the setting for a parade to honor the U.S. military but left open the possibility that it could be staged elsewhere.
Trump has asked the Pentagon to explore a parade in celebration of American troops, after the Republican president marveled at the Bastille Day military parade he attended in Paris last year.
But critics have lampooned the proposal. They argue that a parade could cost millions of dollars and disrupt city streets and question why a show of military might is needed now.
Mattis, speaking to reporters, explained that he would give Trump options on the parade.
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Washington is Trump's preferred parade route, options open: Mattis
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he believed President Donald Trump wants Washington, D.C., to be the setting for a parade to honor the U.S. military but left open the possibility that it could be staged elsewhere.
Trump has asked the Pentagon to explore a parade in celebration of American troops, after the Republican president marveled at the Bastille Day military parade he attended in Paris last year.
But critics have lampooned the proposal. They argue that a parade could cost millions of dollars and disrupt city streets and question why a show of military might is needed now.
Mattis, speaking to reporters, explained that he would give Trump options on the parade.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-parade/washington-is-trumps-preferred-parade-route-options-open-mattis-idUSKBN1FS2SG
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