{"id":26866,"date":"2018-02-09T18:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T18:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/09\/democrats-offer-legislation-to-block-trumps-military-parade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:00:40","slug":"democrats-offer-legislation-to-block-trumps-military-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2018\/02\/09\/democrats-offer-legislation-to-block-trumps-military-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats offer legislation to block Trump&#8217;s military parade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic lawmakers have introduced measures to stop President Donald Trump\u2019s idea of a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/02\/07\/pentagon-says-trump-ordered-washington-military-parade\/\" target=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"\">military parade<\/a> to highlight Defense Department might, calling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/02\/07\/we-will-spend-the-money-wisely\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">waste of time and resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump should understand that America doesn\u2019t have to display its military might like North Korea or others who need to puff up their importance,\u201d Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said in a statement announcing his legislation Thursday. \u201cThe world understands our strength. It is demonstrated every day around the world by the brave men and women of our military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, White House and Pentagon officials confirmed reports that Trump has asked military leaders for the outline of large-scale parade later this year to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/02\/07\/what-would-a-trump-military-parade-look-like\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover798688\">showcase troops and military equipment<\/a>. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the goal is to create an event where the entire country \u201ccan come together to show support and honor our military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/02\/08\/89-of-readers-say-no-parade\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-parade-1-web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">We asked, you voted: 89 percent said no to Trump\u2019s military parade<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More than 51,000 Military Times readers have expressed their views on President Donald Trump&#039;s parade request.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials have not released any planning details, and Sanders described the work so far as \u201cin the early discussion phases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/02\/07\/poll-do-you-support-trumps-military-parade-in-washington\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">informal Military Times poll<\/a> launched Wednesday showed that readers opposed the idea by a wide margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Friday morning, more than 82,000 readers had responded. The majority, 88 percent, responded \u201cNo, It\u2019s a waste of money and troops are too busy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other 12 percent responded \u201cYes, it\u2019s a great opportunity to show off U.S. military might.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing the results of that poll, one reader, a retired service member identified only as \u201cJ.J.,\u201d filed a petition opposing the parade on the White House\u2019s \u201cWe the People\u201d web page Feb. 9. If his petition \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/say-no-president-trumps-military-parade\">\u201cSay No To President Trumps Military Parade!\u201d<\/a> \u2014 gets 100,000 signatures by the March 11 deadline, the White House will be expected to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump critics have labeled the parade idea as nothing more than a vanity project. Cardin\u2019s bill would prohibit any federal funds being used in a military parade \u201cin the style of Russia, North Korea and China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced his similar PARADE Act \u2014 Preventing the Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn expensive political ploy whose sole aim is to boost Trump\u2019s approval ratings is an insult to their service and detracts from resources needed to provide meaningful assistance to veterans and current service members,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another measure from Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., would block the parade if it negatively affects military readiness. Under the bill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis would have to certify that the diversion of personnel and equipment for the event would not hurt military operations or significantly affect the military budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic veterans who serve in Congress have also loudly panned the idea of a military parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican lawmakers have also expressed reservations about the details, but have generally been more accepting of the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said he would not be opposed to the idea. And the Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s second-ranking Republican, Army veteran Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, quipped that he would march in the parade if asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">American exceptionalism is rooted in the power of our democratic ideals, not of our military hardware<br>I served for the ideal of America not a wannabe dictator. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjpI03CQhJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/vjpI03CQhJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/961199549669892097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our troops in danger overseas don\u2019t need a show of bravado, they need steady leadership, long-term funding and resources so they can stay safe while protecting and defending our nation<\/p>&mdash; Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenDuckworth\/status\/961382492447047680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>: This is a short piece of reading from a Navy SEAL. 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