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Politics

Tanks roll through DC ahead of Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ celebration

By
Kenneth Garger
Published July 3, 2019
Updated July 3, 2019, 9:26 a.m. ET
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Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked next to the Lincoln Memorial before President Donald Trump's "Salute to America," event.
Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles are parked next to the Lincoln Memorial before President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" event.AP
One of two Bradley Fighting Vehicles is parked next to the Lincoln Memorial.
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One of two Bradley Fighting Vehicles is parked next to the Lincoln Memorial.
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A pair of tanks were spotted being ferried down a Washington, DC, street Tuesday night — ahead of President Trump’s “Salute to America” celebration on the Fourth of July.

The armored vehicles were seen about 10 p.m. being hauled atop two flatbed tractor-trailers led by a police escort outside of Nationals Park in the southeastern part of the city.

One witness, Cole, captured the scene and posted the footage on his Twitter account.

“Just left the Nats game, and we were greeted by Trump’s tanks rolling through just outside the,” he wrote.

On Monday night, two tanks were located by an AP photographer on train tracks in DC after being shipped up from Fort Stewart in Georgia. It’s unclear if those were the same ones seen Tuesday night.

Trump confirmed on Monday that tanks will be displayed at the Fourth of July celebration.

On Tuesday, the president elaborated on the planned Independence Day festivities, revealing that in addition to tanks, there will be flyovers by the Navy’s famed Blue Angels and performances by the National Symphony Orchestra, Vanessa Williams and the Muppets.

“This year’s annual Independence Day celebration on the National Mall, will feature music, flyovers, fireworks, and an address by President Donald J. Trump,” read a statement from the Department of the Interior that the president shared on Twitter.

The Defense Department has not provided an estimate for how much the extravaganza could cost. But a Washington Post report revealed Tuesday that the National Parks Service is diverting $2.5 million in operating funds to help foot the bill.

The rerouted money is usually used to improve parks across the country, the report said, citing two sources familiar with the arrangement.

The president similarly hoped to roll out the tanks last year for a Veterans Day event, but reluctantly scrapped the plan amid pushback from city officials, who cited cost concerns and the possibility of road damage.

Thursday’s planned showcase still faced scrutiny from city officials.

“We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: Tanks, but no tanks. (PS: The @DeptofDefense agrees, see highlighted area below),” the city council tweeted Monday, along with a Defense document from March that said only wheeled vehicles, and not tanks, should be included.

With Post wires