Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned.

The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released. They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th birthday festival on the National Mall and the newly added element — a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.

While the slides do not include any price estimates, it would likely cost tens of millions of dollars to put on a parade of that size. Costs would include the movement of military vehicles, equipment, aircraft and troops from across the country to Washington and the need to feed and house thousands of service members.

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    This is not an “American” idea, this is all on Trump.

    The real generals shot this idea down in his last term and now the man-baby wants his toys.

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      If it’s not an American idea, then why did America vote for it? Guy bragged about wanting to be a dictator. We voted for it. Seems American to me.

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      Trump, the guns, the generals and the public are all American. This is an American idea.

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        If it was an American idea we’d be doing it every year.

        No one thought it would be a great idea in the past.

        If it had been a popular idea Trump would have gotten it in his last term.

        I’m not going to reply again, because it’s a stupid thing and I don’t feel like talking about it.