Well, well, well. While Donald Trump has been busy gutting social services with his executive pen, he's found the perfect way to celebrate turning 79: making taxpayers foot the bill for his personal military parade. The price tag? Tens of millions of dollars - with his previous parade estimate hitting $92 million.
Let's be clear about what's happening here. The same president who's systematically dismantled programs for America's most vulnerable citizens wants to play toy soldiers with real troops on Pennsylvania Avenue. This isn't about honoring the Army's 250th birthday - it's about a man who confuses public service with self-service.
Just this week, Trump signed executive orders slashing $2 trillion in federal spending, with most cuts targeting health services, education, and support for the working poor. He's ordered Medicaid cuts that will leave millions of Americans without healthcare, eliminated nutrition assistance programs that feed hungry children, and gutted housing support t…
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