HOLIDAY/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday [7-2-19] that ‘the Pentagon and our great Military Leaders are thrilled’ to be participating in his newly revamped Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, which will feature ‘incredible flyovers,’ fireworks and a speech from the President…The US military is expected to be front and center during Thursday’s celebration, which will showcase a wide variety of weaponry, including M1 Abrams tanks. Several types of military aircraft are expected to take part in the event including the new Marine One Presidential VH-92 helicopter, which will be making its debut, a defense official confirmed to CNN. While it remains unclear whether Pentagon officials are actually as excited about Trump’s July Fourth event as the President insists they are, it seems as though military leaders could be very visible, as the service chiefs have been asked to stand with Trump during the celebrations, according to a different defense official.”
–Zachary Cohen, Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, “Trump claims military is ‘thrilled’ to participate in his July 4th celebration,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 2, 2019 5:26 am