Two U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks and two Bradley Fighting Vehicles will be on display on the National Mall on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump's plan to highlight the U.S. militaryin this year's Independence Day celebration.
Big 4th of July in D.C. “Salute to America.” The Pentagon & our great Military Leaders are thrilled to be doing this & showing to the American people, among other things, the strongest and most advanced Military anywhere in the World. Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks! Pres. Trump says"brand new" Abrams and Sherman tanks will take part in this year's July 4th celebration in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/awIcPBjhm5 pic.twitter.com/AzXhUZnwi9
According to a defense official, there will be two M1 Abrams tanks and two Bradley Fighting Vehicles on"static display" at the National Mall. Ever since seeing the 2017 Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, Trump has been taken with the idea of seeing armored vehicles parading through the streets of Washington as part of a similar military review.
The Department of the Interior announced last week that military bands and the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team will also participate in this year's celebration. The list includes two Marine MV-22 Ospreys, the new VH-92 Marine One aircraft -- which is not yet on active duty -- one of the Boeing 747s that serves as Air Force One, a B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 fighters, two Navy F/A-18E’s and two Navy F-35C Joint Strike Fighters.
Perhaps you were ordered, but I find this repugnant. I wish it was not happening this way on our Independence holiday.
I would love to see some young students stand in the way of this gross glorification of war.....stop the madness
C’mon. We know we have tanks. Something unsophisticated, incoherent, and limp-wristed about trotting them out for parade. Freud would have a field day. Prefer displaying the pageantry of this UNANIMOUS declaration. Much easier on the streets. Happy 4th!
Don't air his crap rally and parade! This is about our independence not about him and his ego! We are not a dictatorship! Everyone should boycott any channel who airs this propaganda! His campaign should pay for everything also!
it would be sad if Trump's Salute to America damages infrastructure even further, with tanks on the roads and all...
A hollow celebration
If he's going to highlight the military, I want colonial soldiers complete with fife and drum corps!!
The same tanks that could destroy the white house
We don't do dictators, fascists or despots here. This is shameful, a waste of taxpayers money & showing Trump's authoritarian aspirations. It's straight out of the tyrant's playbook. This is our defining moment..do we protect our Democracy, or allow it to fade to Black. Choose.
please, ABC, find something else to cover. if we see trump's parade, we turn off. find alternative programming. we'll be monitoring your advertisers. this is an inter- national disgrace and embarrassment.
Hannity and Rush Limbaugh will be the tank drivers under the command of Ivanka
I heard the baby Trump balloon is crashing the party 😂
Whaerbare the Abrams’ tanks he talked about being there in Faux news. BAWHAHAHA
I hope it makes trump’s little wiener feel bigger.
This is insanity at it's height.
Maybe they’ll make a beeline to the border to show some force.
They’ll probably only let people with experience operate those tanks
This is a travesty!
made in lima oh!!!!
So instead of enjoying Independence Day with friends and family, the detail to transport and guard this equipment will be on duty in one of the least operationally secure environments in the Country. Now that's how you support the troops. Make 'em work overtime and make it suck.
Tank displays...Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. I see a trend here...
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On the good side, the next female president won't need tanks to overcompensate for a small penis
POTUS realdonaldtrump doesn't have a CLUE or concern for ANYONE other than POTUS realdonaldtrump (& of course IvankaTrump) 'new' tanks IGNORANT and INCOMPETENT!
7NY
Waste of taxpayers money
Are the ones in the picture the ones they are using? They couldn’t find a matching set? Where are the new state of the art Sherman tanks at?
Why not bring the USS John McCain. up the Potomac& have it anchored off the Tidal Basin
Disgusting display of personal power and ego. I feel sorry for our men and women in uniform.
🤢🤢🤬🤬Shameful and embarrassing display
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What?!? No new Sherman tanks?!?! SMH. Embarrassing.
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The NTA is going to love this! The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a M1 Abrams tank, is a good guy with an M1 Abrams tank.
I bet those soldiers would rather be with their family then forced to take part in Trumps parade. This whole thing is a huge waste of money. We are not and have never been a show off country. A show of force is not the answer .
I’m not big on having tanks there but I’m not going either. Seems dictatorish to me personally.
Who wants to see all this crap BS.Dengerious shows us all very scary how Homer works.
He wants them there for protection
I hope none of the mayor networks cover it.
Imagine how much good could have been done placing the money elsewhere. Just like the millions that have spent because of his golfing trips. No accountability.
Nothing says Idependence Day like a Presidential election campaign masquerading as a military dog and pony show! If you value your family time and your intelligence, just stay home and have a barbecue!
They are an important factor in our freedom and founding !
Disgusting
Stupid
Can someone explain why we display our military might on the fourth of july?
This is an absolutely disgusting waste of taxpayer money. There is NOTHING to cheer about a tank going by in a parade. This makes tRump look weak, not strong. He acts like a tin-pot dictator taunting people with his toys of destruction.
How about a demonstration on the Mira Lago golf course!
All this just to impress Putin?
This is to highlight the military? I should have figured that out. There's a lot of other reports about this celebration. Like that it's about Trump. Rather then being a festive atmosphere, it's about patriotic pride. We'll be able to tell how successful it was beginning July 5.
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BoycottTrumpParade BoycottTrumps4thJulyFarce realDonaldTrump is a NationalEmbarrassment Don't feed this troll.
7NY What he think we North Korea?
Gee,I’m so sorry I won’t be there to see them. Would have been the thrill of a lifetime to see real tanks. /s
Wowee.
I feel sorry for our Army men who are forced to do this, and can’t be with their family. 🙁
queue the triggered liberals! can someone link the crying pics from the DNC in 2016?
Where are the new, cutting edge tech Sherman tanks? I only see old 'obsolete' M1A2 in the photo. Dang,
Trump is using the 4th and the military as a campaign tool, not a word from the GOP, if Obama had tried this they would have had the bed sheets out.
.All the world loves a parade. When we have Fly Overs sports stadiums on significant holidays like July Fourth, nobody complains...except when it's realDonaldTrump's idea.
This is not to celebrate our nation's Independence, but to help satiate the ego of a NARCISSISTIC pathological liar, tax evader, and con-man.
Good old Merica 🤡🤡🤡🤡
This display of our bloated war machine is a vulgar show of patriotism.
Thought republicans were suppose to be conservative? They are letting Trump spend all of our money on stupid shit.
Has any reporter asked the White House the cost for this event? I am sure you will not get a straight answer (probably something like “you can’t put a price tag on freedom - President Trump loves America”) but at least ask for the details!
7NY
7NY Ridiculous! Just his way of trying to be more like Kim and Putin!
This is fucking awful. GOP is this what you wanted?
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Shit didn’t know we were in a dictatorship country
Does everyone get pissed at fly overs at sporting events? Does everyone get pissed when tanks and other military equipment is on display at air shows and other public events? Chances are most don’t even think twice about it , unless Trump does it. Just saying
Why does everything associated with Trump look so rundown? Even Moscow is looking more upscale.
I rather have a bad economy. And re-elect George Bush before I have another four years of Donald Trump
We just keep sinking lower and lower
Trump has hijacked OUR national holiday to make it HIS July 4th. He is trying so hard to have parades like his best buds Kim and Vlad.
What is he thinking ...it’s mental
Why don’t we display our technology that produces clean air and water, our programs that feed and house the poor or how how farmers feed the world? That’s what Independence is all about!
Trump's a genius. He's going to get liberals in DC and in the media to trash the US on Independence Day. They're already looking like fools. So triggered by a tank or a jet. Grow up bed wetters. It's a salute, a recognition to all who keep us free.
When did the Fourth of July become a celebration of military power and authoritarianism rather than a celebration of freedom?
way to go DICKtator realDonaldTrump
Inflatable ones held down with people holding ropes would be cool.
We are not a dictatorship. Why are we celebrating military hardware during our national Independence Day celebration?
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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR MILITARY GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
If it's not a brand new Sherman tank I don't care.
Waste of Money for Trumps Ego
The hypocrisy is tiring now. If Obama had done this the 'FEMA camps' crowd would have lost their minds.
This is complete bullshit- he wants the tanks for himself to make him look strong. He doesn’t care one single bit about the military
What will be the cost to the taxpayers?
Good to publicly display military might that helps these days to keep America “the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
Nationalism has been used by the rulers to divert public attention from the basic issues of the people since ancient times
The American taxpayers are tired of our money going to this corrupt administration. NoTanksonthe4th
honoring n recognizing all our veterans--past, future, n present is a good idea. we owe them a lot, n there is no better way n time to show our thanks to them than on our independence day.
Citizens need to storm the Lincoln Memorial ala Hong Kong protest style....This is not the President's personal property for campaign rallies/RNC donor events. mobilize
This is what dictators do!!! GOP just saying. Eyes wide open!
Coup.
So he finally gets his military parade
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