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It looks like Trump is going to have a party with very few guests. So when Republicans watch this parade, remember that you are watching the man who declared he was going to rid the government of wasteful spending, wasting 45 million of our dollars because he wanted to look like the supreme leader. Realize that Trump doesn't care about cutting spending; he said that to get people to vote for him.
President Donald Trump is throwing himself a birthday celebration this weekend – but while the event honors both the Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump's own 79th birthday, most congressional Republicans won’t be there to celebrate.
That’s according to a report in Politico, which surveyed 50 GOP lawmakers and found only six who said they plan to stick around Washington for the Saturday spectacle, which includes warplanes, tanks and a multimillion-dollar military parade on the National Mall.
The no-shows include top Republicans in both chambers and many lawmakers who oversee the military, including the chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
“Instead, they’ll attend a different air show — the annual defense industry confab in Paris,” Politico reported Tuesday.
Other Capitol Hill Republicans will just be home for the weekend. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said he’ll be in his home state campaigning for governor. Sen. Markwayne Mullin said it’s his wedding anniversary: “I choose to be married,” he told Politico. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said the parade conflicts with his daughter’s 18th birthday.
Military veterans skipping the event include Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a former Air Force reservist, Todd Young (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Tim Sheehy (R-MN).
www.rawstory.com
Dozens of congressional Republicans plan to snub Trump’s military parade
President Donald Trump is throwing himself a birthday celebration this weekend – but while the event honors both the Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump's own 79th birthday, most congressional Republicans won’t be there to celebrate.
That’s according to a report in Politico, which surveyed 50 GOP lawmakers and found only six who said they plan to stick around Washington for the Saturday spectacle, which includes warplanes, tanks and a multimillion-dollar military parade on the National Mall.
The no-shows include top Republicans in both chambers and many lawmakers who oversee the military, including the chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
“Instead, they’ll attend a different air show — the annual defense industry confab in Paris,” Politico reported Tuesday.
Other Capitol Hill Republicans will just be home for the weekend. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said he’ll be in his home state campaigning for governor. Sen. Markwayne Mullin said it’s his wedding anniversary: “I choose to be married,” he told Politico. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said the parade conflicts with his daughter’s 18th birthday.
Military veterans skipping the event include Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a former Air Force reservist, Todd Young (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Tim Sheehy (R-MN).
Dozens of congressional Republicans plan to snub Trump’s military parade
President Donald Trump is throwing himself a birthday celebration this weekend – but while the event honors both the Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump's own 79th birthday, most congressional Republicans won’t be there to celebrate.That’s according to a report in Politico, which surveyed 50 GOP...
www.rawstory.com
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