Trump Cancels Military Parade Citing Inflated Costs

Trump Cancels Military Parade Citing Inflated Costs
President Donald Trump talks to the media before leaving to Bedminster, N.J., at the White House in Washington on Aug. 17, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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President Donald Trump canceled a military parade which was originally planned for Nov. 11 this year and blamed local Washington politicians for proposing a “ridiculously high” price tag for the event.

Trump asked the Department of Defense to plan a parade last year after witnessing a Bastille Day military parade in France in July.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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