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Trump Blames “Local Politicians” For The Cancellation Of His $92 Million Military Parade

Donald Trump

This morning’s Twitter rant from Donald Trump went after “local politicians” in Washington, D.C. who Trump blamed for the astronomical price tag on his ego-stroke of a military parade.

When the cost of putting on the parade (that only Trump wants) jumped from $12 million to $92 million, the Pentagon cancelled (“postponed”) the ceremonial waste of money.

“The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it. Never let someone hold you up!,” wrote the Trumpster.

“I will instead attend the big parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base on a different date, & go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on November 11th. Maybe we will do something next year in D.C. when the cost comes WAY DOWN. Now we can buy some more jet fighters!” he added.

To be clear, I’m all for supporting and honoring our military. But instead of Trump getting off on his own little ego trip, how about we spend the $92 million on helping homeless and unemployed vets?

The mayor of Washington, D.C. clapped back at the prez saying she was the one who brought “the realities of parades” to the reality star in the White House.

#Boom

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Pentagon Cancels Trump’s Military Parade After Price Tag Jumps To $92 Million

Donald Trump

Donald Trump was so impressed by the Bastille Day celebration in France last year, he decided he wanted to throw a similar parade utilizing the U.S. military.

A big to-do marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

Usually such expressions of military might are rare and occur after the end of a major conflict. The last such parade happened in 1991 after the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War.

But Trump wanted his parade even though he’s touted cost-savings in the military lately. Most recently he cancelled military exercises with South Korea saying they were a waste. Those military games would have cost about $14 million.

Early estimates put the price tag for the military parade at around $12 million.

But today, a Pentagon official leaked an updated estimate that showed the parade would cost upwards of $92 million – almost 8 times the original estimate.

And so, this evening The Washington Post is reporting that the parade is now cancelled or postponed with the intention to “explore opportunities in 2019.”

Don’t you think $92 million would be better used helping our veterans in more concrete ways than marching soldiers down the street just to stroke Trump’s ego?

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News Round-Up: August 16, 2018

Andrew Serkin (via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• Miami-based InstaHunk Andrew Serkin (above) took a break from the sun. #LuckyUs

• An Oklahoma school district briefly shut down this week after people purporting to be parents of students used social media to make violent, epithet-filled threats against a transgender girl. “If he wants to be a female, make him a female,” one user wrote. “A good sharp knife will do the job really quick.” Another post read, “You know we have open hunting seasons on them kind. Ain’t no bag limit either.”

• Regarding the still-unfolding and massive molestation scandal wracking the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, Catholic League president Bill Donohue today told followers the alleged victims were not raped: “they were groped or otherwise abused, but not penetrated, which is what the word ‘rape’ means.” #SRSLY

• A new twist in the #MeToo movement: An 11-month Title IX investigation recently found New York University Professor Avital Ronell responsible for sexually harassing her gay student, Nimrod Reitman.

• GQ Magazine got in hot water for calling these guys “stocky.”#Stocky???

• Omarosa Manigault Newman‘s tell-all Unhinged claims that Ivanka Trump hated the Saturday Night Live sketch that labeled her “complicit” in March 2017. According to Omarosa, Ivanka was “thin-skinned and could not seem to take a joke.”

• The California Senate has approved AB 2943, a bill that could protect LGBTQ people statewide from undergoing gay conversion therapy. The bill passed in the state Assembly in April. After heading back to the Assembly for a concurrence vote, the bill will hopefully be signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.

• Donald Trump’s military parade this fall is shaping up to cost $80 million more than initially estimated. The parade, slated for Nov. 10, is now estimated to cost $92 million, blowing way past the original $12 million estimate.

• Queer artist Anthony Starble recently teamed up with The Klassiks to create an sexy EDM remix of his latest single, “Paperweight.” The new mix adds a catchy synth line and bass drops that kicks up the intensity from the original.

I like. Listen below and then head to iTunes for more from Starble here.

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Trump’s Military Parade Could Cost Up To $30 Million

Mick Mulvaney

NBC News has video footage of Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney telling the House Budget Committee today that Donald Trump’s proposed military parade could cost up to $30 million.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said the Pentagon is currently “putting together some options” on the parade.

I’m of a mind that $30 million could help a lot of sick and/or homeless veterans. But hey, that’s just me.