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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