Tag: Trump hijacking of Washington July 4th

Trump’s Independence Day salute: Five things to watch

The Hill logoPresident Trump is putting his imprint on Independence Day with the “Salute to America,” a spectacle that will include a speech, fireworks and a display of military hardware.

The president is promising “the show of a lifetime,” but the event is facing criticism from Democrats and advocates for national parks who say the celebration will focus more on Trump than the holiday at an exorbitant cost for taxpayers.

Here are five things to watch during Thursday’s festivities on the National Mall.

View the complete July 4 article by Brett Samuels on The Hill website here.

Trump’s July 4 celebration will cost millions — and it will take a while to know how much

Washington Post logoThe B-2 bomber could cost $700,000. Two F-22s fighters, about $300,000. The Blue Angels demonstration team, close to $320,000. And two F-35 jets, upward of $660,000.

These figures, based on a conservative analysis using Pentagon flight-cost estimates and other military data about the aircraft, highlight something the Trump administration has left murky as it plans its Independence Day celebration in Washington: how much it will cost.

The aerial review portion of President Trump’s expanded July 4 event could cost more than $2 million, as about two dozen aircraft soar by the Mall in a show of military might.

View the complete July 3 article by Dan Lamothe and Colby Itkowitz on The Washington Post website here.