TELL CONGRESS: Trump is getting his wasteful, grotesque tank-filled
military parade with soldiers marching in the streets of D.C. and planes
flying overhead — all on his birthday. This kind of display doesn’t belong
in democracies — it’s what dictators do. Sign the petition: Block funding
for Trump’s military parade!
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Hi,

Trump couldn’t get the military parade he wanted in his first term because
the Pentagon wanted to keep the armed forces away from a political show.
This time around, Trump is getting his tank-filled parade with soldiers
marching in the streets of D.C. and planes flying overhead — all on his
birthday.^1

Trump says his big military show will “blow everything away,” including
the World Cup and the Olympics.^2 The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff during Trump’s first term came out and said what’s clear: “This is
what dictators do.”^3

While the administration estimates that Trump’s grotesque military parade
will cost $45 million, the true cost will likely be even greater.^4 But
Congress has the power to stop the funding for this parade celebrating a
president who is shredding the rule of law and threatening our democracy.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge Congress to block funding for Trump’s June 14th
military parade. We have less than two weeks to halt this dangerous
tank-filled display.

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“This administration does not have a credible history of telling the truth
about anything. And so, when they estimate $45 million, you know that’s a
low-ball figure,” said Rep. Steve Cohen.^5

To point out the damage Trump has done to our government and Veteran’s
benefits, and the hypocrisy of this wasteful spending, Sen. Richard
Blumenthal said if the administration really cared about the armed forces,
the White House, “would honor past and present soldiers and reinstate the
thousands of veterans who they fired from the federal workforce — not
throw away millions on an extravagant parade.”^6

This is not supposed to happen in a democracy — especially in celebration
of a president who’s used law enforcement, the FBI, and military to flout
the rule of law and persecute his political opponents.

Thousands of soldiers, streets worth of tanks, and 50 military planes —
and tens of millions of dollars wasted. We need Congress to put a halt to
Trump’s dream military parade.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s tank-filled parade!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. New York Times, “Trump Is Getting the Military Parade He Wanted in His
First Term,” [ [link removed] ]May 27, 2025.
 2. Daily Beast, “Trump Says His Birthday Military Parade Will Top
Olympics and World Cup,” [ [link removed] ]May 26, 2025.
 3. Washington Post, “Trump to mark Army's birthday, and his, with parade
of 6,600 soldiers,” [ [link removed] ]May 2, 2025.
 4. The Intercept, “Expect Trump's Military Parade To Cost More Than The
Army Says,” [ [link removed] ]May 29, 2025.
 5. Ibid.
 6. Ibid.

 


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