President Trump said Monday there will be military tanks on display on the National Mall for this week’s Independence Day celebration.
“We’re going to have some tanks stationed outside,” Trump said during a bill signing in the Oval Office. “You’ve got to be pretty careful with the tanks because the roads have a tendency not to like to carry heavy tanks. So we have to put them in certain areas.”
He went on to tout production of tanks at a factory in Lima, Ohio, which he visited earlier this year.
The Washington Post first reported earlier Monday that administration officials were scrambling to fulfill Trump’s request to have tanks or other armored military vehicles incorporated into a “Salute to America” event on Thursday.
Trump will deliver remarks from the Lincoln Memorial as part of the event and has played an active role in its planning.
The Washington, D.C., council on Monday tweeted its opposition to involving tanks, noting the potential damage to local infrastructure.
We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: Tanks, but no tanks. (PS: The @DeptofDefense agrees, see highlighted area below) pic.twitter.com/ock2EORKNz
— Council of DC (@councilofdc) July 1, 2019
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Trump says there will be military tanks at Fourth of July event https://t.co/JxjNjmLGAv pic.twitter.com/DR2pA6FAXQ
— The Hill (@thehill) July 1, 2019
Are there civilian tanks?
Somebody please tell Donnie that an M1A2 weights over 70 tons and a company of them will shred Pennsylvania Avenue.https://t.co/AoDk3Wh8DH
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 1, 2019
I wonder if he knows what date the fourth of july is on https://t.co/TorWjVzDoR
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 1, 2019
Sherman tanks?
Forget it, he’s rolling https://t.co/sqCHL9wWAk— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 1, 2019
On the day we celebrate this country’s freedom from a tyrannical ruler, I’m going to be somewhere doing something other than watching this president pretend to be Putin or some other tyrant.
Also love this paragraph. pic.twitter.com/KnOchw95pP
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) July 1, 2019
It’s starts with Kellyanne violating the Hatch Act on the White House driveway & turns into the 4th of July becoming a Republican holiday instead of an American one. https://t.co/hgRqXO0fO3
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 2, 2019
I don’t remember the part of the National Mall that has a Republicans-only sign on it. Dear @twitter lawyers, how is this legal? https://t.co/EyViePsQMJ
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) July 2, 2019
Park Service diverts $2.5 million in fees for Trump's July 4th vanity project.
The Interior Dept. is “siphoning money that is typically used to enhance the visitor experience…on projects ranging from repairing roads and bridges to habitat restoration.” https://t.co/f5Q4FrDvKV
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) July 3, 2019
Our tax dollars at work. I wonder who is going to pay for the damage these tanks will do to streets and other pavement.
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