{"id":1251,"date":"2025-06-16T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2025-06-16T06:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:01:13","slug":"rand-paul-says-hes-not-a-big-fan-of-donald-trumps-military-parade-mother-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmgiveawayfinder.com\/?p=1251","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul Says He\u2019s \u201cNot a Big Fan\u201d of Donald Trump\u2019s Military Parade \u2013 Mother Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is the rare Republican to admit he was not a fan of Trump’s military-slash-birthday parade.<\/span>Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call\/ZUMA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many Republicans<\/span> quietly but noticeably skipped<\/a> Trump\u2019s military-slash-birthday parade<\/a> on Saturday. According to a survey Politico<\/em> did earlier this week of 50 congressional Republicans, only seven said they planned to stay in Washington, DC, for the weekend to attend the festivities.<\/p>\n

One <\/strong>Republican\u2014Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)\u2014was more direct <\/strong>about his opposition to the event. \u201cI just never liked the idea of the parade because I grew up in the \u201970s and \u201980s, and the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades, for the most part, or North Korean parades,\u201d Paul said<\/a> on Meet the Press<\/em> Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parades I remember from our history were different,\u201d Paul continued. \u201cWe never glorified weapons<\/a> so much. And I know [Trump] means well. I don\u2019t think he means for any of this to be depicted in another fashion. But I\u2019m just not a big fan. Then there is the cost. I mean, we\u2019re $2 trillion in the hole and just an additional cost like this, I\u2019m not for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rand Paul: “I’ve never liked the idea of the parade. I grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, and the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades for the most part or North Korean parades. The parades I remember from our history were different\u2026we never glorified weapons so\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KwhuMlzvuG<\/a><\/p>\n

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Indeed, Army officials have estimated<\/a> the parade would cost between $25 and $45 million, but the final price tag has not yet been publicly confirmed. Videos from the event show Army tanks\u00a0rolling<\/a>\u00a0through the streets as spectators\u00a0watch<\/a>\u00a0from the sidelines and, in some sections, sparsely populated bleachers.<\/p>\n

That the libertarian-ish Paul would vocally oppose the parade is not especially shocking. He has been vocal about his opposition to Trump\u2019s tariff policy<\/a> as well as the current version of the massive budget reconciliation bill Trump is trying to push through Congress, which led to Trump blasting<\/a> him in a pair of Truth Social posts earlier this month. \u201cRand votes NO on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas,\u201d Trump wrote<\/a> in one post. \u201cHis ideas are actually crazy (losers!).\u201d On Meet the Press <\/em>Sunday, Paul said he\u2019s \u201cnot an absolute no\u201d on the budget bill.<\/p>\n

Spokespeople for the White House did not immediately respond to questions from Mother Jones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n