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Paramount
Member
Fri Aug 17 09:54:16
lol

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had canceled a planned military parade for November due to high costs and would instead visit Paris to commemorate the end of World War I"


http://www...ill-go-to-paris-nov-11-instead
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 10:05:47

The city of Washington DC wanted too much money for the use of their streets.

$21,000,000 plus.

It is not that we can't afford it, it is just that President Trump refuses to be gouged.


If someone were to open a #gofundme account they would very likely get the money from the American Public.

Dukhat
Member
Fri Aug 17 10:18:03
Jesus fucking christ. Hot Rod's head is so far up Trump's ass he can taste all the kfc, mcdonalds and well-done steaks with ketchup Trump eats.
Paramount
Member
Fri Aug 17 10:30:10
Sounds like France is better than the USA.

But it is also unnecessary to have two parades of the same thing. If the US can not afford it then I say: Make the Paris parade the one and only official parade.

But... how much will it cost the US taxpayer to have Trump and his entourage fly to Paris and stay there and then fly home again?

Maybe if he skips the trip to Paris then the USA can afford to have a smaller parade at the lawn outside the White House?
murder
Member
Fri Aug 17 10:38:03

"$21,000,000 plus."

Sounds like a bargain considering that they would basically be shutting the whole city down for the day.

murder
Member
Fri Aug 17 10:39:23

"But... how much will it cost the US taxpayer to have Trump and his entourage fly to Paris and stay there and then fly home again?"

Hold on! No one said anything about him flying back!

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Aug 17 10:54:39
"The city of Washington DC wanted too much money for the use of their streets."

see we know this is a false reason because this is what Trump tweeted

Trump never gives a truthful answer about something related to himself
hood
Member
Fri Aug 17 10:57:12
"If someone were to open a #gofundme account they would very likely get the money from the American Public."

Rod wants the Republican government to be nothing more than urchin beggars asking for handouts. Typical liberal.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 11:12:39

Paramount - Make the Paris parade the one and only official parade.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that it is reported that President Trump will attend the Paris parade.



hood - Rod wants the Republican government to be nothing more than urchin beggars asking for handouts. Typical liberal.

I'm just reporting what the news guy said as an offhand remark. I don't believe he was serious.

However, if they were to open a #gofundme account I have no doubt that the American people would pony up.



murder - Sounds like a bargain considering that they would basically be shutting the whole city down for the day.

Good Point.



duk brain, your comment is so funny it is hard for me to continue.

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Aug 17 11:24:52
"it is reported that President Trump will attend the Paris parade"

yes, because Trump tweeted it... he tweets things then Fox News repeats it as fact to you


here's Trump's tweet of lies & also deciding to make sure we all know the parade was entirely for his child self by noting he will still see parades:

"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! 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!"
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Aug 17 11:30:08
...and don't overlook his stupid "Now we can buy some more jet fighters!"... everything the guy says is stupid, it's amazing
murder
Member
Fri Aug 17 11:39:11

"Now we can buy some more jet fighters!"

Unless Trump is planning on buying some used F-4 Phantoms ... $21 million isn't getting him multiple jets. I'm not sure you could buy a single stripped F-16 for that kind dough.

Cold Rod
Member
Fri Aug 17 11:41:21
Hot Rod, you're so dumb. Suicide is an option.
Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Fri Aug 17 11:50:01
Does it not cost more than 20 million dollars for the President and his entourage to fly in Airforce one to Paris. And no Americans get to watch the parade for whatever the cost of that is. Tsk tsk tsk.
Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Fri Aug 17 11:50:07
Does it not cost more than 20 million dollars for the President and his entourage to fly in Airforce one to Paris. And no Americans get to watch the parade for whatever the cost of that is. Tsk tsk tsk.
murder
Member
Fri Aug 17 11:53:50

Sure, but we don't mind. Every time he takes a long flight over the ocean, there's a chance he may not make it back. It's like buying a lottery ticket. It probably won't pay off, but we can dream for a few days. :o)

Paramount
Member
Fri Aug 17 11:58:14
"Every time he takes a long flight over the ocean, there's a chance he may not make it back. "

:)
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:02:48

The $21.600,000 is just what the city wanted.

The estimated cost of the entire parade is $92,000,000 most of which are Pentagon expenses for the planes and tanks and stuff.

I hope they are not factoring in labor costs because soldiers get paid the same whether they are marching in a parade or drinking beer down at the PX.

Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:12:53

Nimatzo, I doubt it would cost more than a Million or two.

I hope some network will carry the French parade.



Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:15:55

tumbleweed, do you even know what November 11, is

Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Fri Aug 17 14:17:48
So the majority of the money goes to the military??? That just makes it even LESS MAGA!
delude
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:20:42
Do you have to be virtually wrong about every subject you put your nose in?
Paramount
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:22:05
Maybe Trump doesn’t want the Americans to enjoy a military parade, so that is the reason why he canceled it. Meanwhile, he himself will have the taxpayers to $100,000,000 so he and his family can fly to Paris and watch a real parade and eat lobsters.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:22:45

Actually, most of the money will probably go to railroads and other forms of transportation. You can't very well drive a regiment of Abrams tanks down the Interstate.

It scares the hell out of the locals.

Cold Rod
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:23:55
^Dumb, so dumb.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:25:19

deluded - Do you have to be virtually wrong about every subject you put your nose in?


Care to tell me where I am going wrong?

delude
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:27:04
Your claim about the cost flying the president around. On average it cost 200k that is not including the security expenses and other logistics.
delude
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:27:18
*200k an hour...
Nimatzo
iChihuaha
Fri Aug 17 14:27:58
However you want to spin it, this was money that could have been spent in the US + a military parade. I mean clearly I have misjudged you. Never in a million years did I think Hot Rod would say no to money being invested in american infrastructure in the US capital and the military PLUS a military parade. Who doesn’t love a military parade? Hot Rod.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:31:00

Deluded, I think that is the approximate cost of operating Air Force One, per hour.

I guess my estimate is a bit low.

So sue me.

delude
Member
Fri Aug 17 14:32:41
"I think that is the approximate cost of operating Air Force One, per hour. "

Yes, exactly what I said. about "average cost." Fucking moron.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 14:37:35

I was agreeing with you. What more do you want?

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Aug 17 14:59:09
if the cost is $92 million why is Trump cancelling it over $21 million to Washington?

hint: because he's lying about why he's cancelling... there is no doubt about it... if somehow it -was- the actual reason he would say it was about something else... maybe Hillary or the Russia investigation... he never gives the truth
Paramount
Member
Fri Aug 17 15:28:53
No parade for the Americans, because Trump is going to Paris to watch the parade there instead.
Hot Rod
Revved Up
Fri Aug 17 16:01:29

tw, and you never answer a question.


"tumbleweed, do you even know what November 11, is"



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