President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that the na
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President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that the nation’s military leaders are “thrilled” that he’s trotting out a dazzling display of troops, tanks, helicopters and fighter jets for his personal Independence Day celebration.
But multiple former military leaders are publicly expressing dismay, calling it the latest example of Trump politicizing the armed services.
The annual public festivities and fireworks display on the National Mall scheduled for Thursday are being overtaken by Trump's "Salute to America" military event, which is shaping up to feature a prominent role for the military.
"This looks like it’s becoming much more of a Republican Party event — a political event about the president — than a national celebration of the Fourth of July, and it’s unfortunate to have the military smack dab in the middle of that,” said retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno, who commanded U.S. troops in Afghanistan under President George W. Bush.
“The president is using the armed forces in a political ploy for his reelection campaign and I think it’s absolutely obscene,” added retired Army Maj. Gen. William Nash, a veteran of Vietnam, the Gulf War and peacekeeping operations in the Balkans.
The Pentagon is offering few details about the deployment of military hardware and the extent of its participation, referring queries to the White House. But a small contingent of tanks and other armored vehicles has arrived in the nation's capital, and, according to news reports, will be placed on display ahead of Trump’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
TRump calls it a "show of a lifetime"!
2.5 million spent on a billionaire"s show of toys to compete with real countries parades like France!
This is a Republican Campaign Rally pure and simple!!!!
But multiple former military leaders are publicly expressing dismay, calling it the latest example of Trump politicizing the armed services.
The annual public festivities and fireworks display on the National Mall scheduled for Thursday are being overtaken by Trump's "Salute to America" military event, which is shaping up to feature a prominent role for the military.
"This looks like it’s becoming much more of a Republican Party event — a political event about the president — than a national celebration of the Fourth of July, and it’s unfortunate to have the military smack dab in the middle of that,” said retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno, who commanded U.S. troops in Afghanistan under President George W. Bush.
“The president is using the armed forces in a political ploy for his reelection campaign and I think it’s absolutely obscene,” added retired Army Maj. Gen. William Nash, a veteran of Vietnam, the Gulf War and peacekeeping operations in the Balkans.
The Pentagon is offering few details about the deployment of military hardware and the extent of its participation, referring queries to the White House. But a small contingent of tanks and other armored vehicles has arrived in the nation's capital, and, according to news reports, will be placed on display ahead of Trump’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
TRump calls it a "show of a lifetime"!
2.5 million spent on a billionaire"s show of toys to compete with real countries parades like France!
This is a Republican Campaign Rally pure and simple!!!!
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