GOP Senator Says Trump’s Military Parade Reminds Him Of North Korea | EUROtoday

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s upcoming navy parade that includes dozens of tanks and different armed autos within the nation’s capital this week isn’t sitting properly with some members of his get together on Capitol Hill.

Asked in regards to the June 14 occasion, which is able to value taxpayers as much as $45 million and can commemorate the Army’s 250th anniversary, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expressed considerations about its value and the imagery usually related to authoritarian regimes within the former Soviet Union and North Korea.

“I love parades but I’m not really excited about $40 million for a parade,” Paul informed HuffPost. “I don’t really think the symbolism of tanks and missiles is really what we’re all about.”

“If you ask me about a military parade, all the images that come to mind, the first images, are of the Soviet Union and North Korea,” he added.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) additionally stated he would spend the cash on different issues.

“The United States of America is the most powerful country in all of human history,” Kennedy informed Fox News. “We’re a lion, and a lion doesn’t have to tell you it’s a lion. Everybody else in the jungle knows, and we’re a lion. I would save the money, but if the president wants to have a parade, he’s the President, and I’m not.”

The Saturday parade — which occurs to fall on the president’s birthday ― will characteristic an enormous quantity of navy tools and hundreds of troopers in Washington, D.C. It comes amid nationwide protests in opposition to Trump’s immigration crackdowns and his determination to deploy navy troops to assist quell unrest in Los Angeles.

Trump on Tuesday threatened anybody planning to protest the parade, though U.S. residents have a constitutional proper to peacefully assemble.

“If there’s any protest that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force, by the way. And for those people that want to protest, they’re gonna be met with very big force,” the president stated from the Oval Office.

Millions of individuals are anticipated to participate in “No Kings” protests in additional than 1,500 cities throughout the nation on Saturday, organizers of the demonstrations have stated. The effort is concentrated on pushing again in opposition to Trump’s assaults on the rule of regulation. However, no “No Kings” protests are deliberate for Washington, D.C., the place the parade is being held.

“In America, we don’t do kings,” reads an internet site for the demonstrations. “They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far.”