Donald Trump rubs it in: After allocating a whopping amount of money for his birthday parade, he is now selling tickets to VIPs for the event; here are the details

President
Donald Trump
is planning a big military parade on his birthday, June 14, which also marks the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, according to the reports.
The parade will have dozens of tanks, thousands of soldiers marching, and military aircraft flying over Washington, D.C. Donors to America250, a nonprofit organizing events for America's 250th anniversary, are being offered VIP access to this parade and other Trump-supported military events this summer, according to The Wall Street Journal report.
The VIP experience includes things like special seating and being welcomed personally at the events. Other events offering this VIP access are troop readiness demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on June 10. A 4th of July celebration in Washington, D.C. It's not clear how much money donors have to give to get the VIP perks, as per The Daily Beast report.
However, Trump is being criticized for the parade, mostly because of how expensive it will be. The estimated cost is between $25 million and $45 million and that's before counting things like repairing roads damaged by tanks or clean-up costs after the event.
Naveed Shah, from veterans group Common Defense, said the parade seems more about Trump's ego than honoring soldiers, as mentioned in The Washington Post report.
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White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly defended the parade, saying it's a tribute to all who served in the military, according to The Daily Beast. She also said the cost will be shared by the Department of the Army and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.
Trump said the parade isn't just for his birthday, and called the cost 'peanuts' compared to the value of celebrating America's military power, he added, 'We have the greatest missiles, submarines , tanks, weapons, in the world. And we're going to celebrate it, according to NBC's Meet the Press report.
Now why does Trump want this parade? Trump's love for military parades started after he saw France's Bastille Day parade in 2017 while visiting Paris. John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser said officials warned Trump about everything and the expenses his birthday parade would cost and that the U.S. doesn't hold military parades without a real reason, as per The Wall Street Journal report.
Bolton said they finally convinced Trump not to do it back then because the repairs, cost, and chaos would annoy the public. In 2018 Trump wanted a similar parade but D.C. officials did not allow it, especially Mayor Muriel Bowser.
FAQs
Q1. What will the cost of Trump's birthday parade cost?
Trump's parade will approximately cost between $25 million and $45 million.
Q2. Who gets VIP access to Trump's parade?
Donors to America250 may get VIP seating and special treatment at the events.

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