Pres. Trump tweets that the expense to taxpayers for his July Fourth “Salute to America” event will be worth it, amid growing questions about the added cost.
Amid growing questions about the added cost to taxpayers for his July Fourth “Salute to America” event on the National Mall that will include tanks and military flyovers, President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that the added expense will be worth it.
While the Pentagon and other agencies involved so far have declined to give specifics on how much the military's participation and other added factors will cost taxpayers, the Washington Post reported that the National Park Service is using nearly $2.5 million in park entrance fees to help pay the cost, funds that would have been used to do repairs on the nation's parks.
Officials are saying little and congressional Democrats have complained that is unfair for taxpayers to pay for what some call a “political rally” for Trump.
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