Trump Military Parade Costs Could Hit $45m

President Trump’s military parade and festivities scheduled to take place next month in the nation’s capital could cost between $25 million and $45 million, according to the Army. 

An Army spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the June 14 parade, which will mark the service's 250th anniversary, could cost up to $45 million, including the concert and fireworks show. 

The parade, which coincides with Trump’s birthday, will feature thousands of service members and dozens of military vehicles in Washington, D.C.

Some 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft are scheduled to be at the festivities, which will stretch for nearly 4 miles from the Pentagon to the White House, according to the spokesperson. 

Thousands of soldiers are slated to stay in federal government office buildings, the spokesperson added. 

For now, roughly 3,000 soldiers are planned to sleep in parts of a General Services Administration building, while another 2,000 would be at the Agriculture Department, an Army official told The Hill on Friday, adding that those figures are subject to change as it is still in the planning process. 

The parade will have representation from nearly all Army divisions, along with nonactive veterans from the Vietnam War. 

“We have the greatest missiles in the world. We have the greatest submarines in the world. We have the greatest army tanks in the world,” Trump said in a recent “Meet the Press” interview. “We have the greatest weapons in the world. And we’re going to celebrate it.” 

The planning for the parade started last year. Washington’s local government is involved in the planning, as both the Army and city engineers are doing “route reconnaissance,” an Army official told The Hill last month.