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Donald Trump plans capital military parade if cost reasonable

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has estimated earlier this month that such a parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with state and local officials to discuss school safety, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House (Photo: AP/PTI)

Margaret Talev | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said he plans to have a military parade through Washington including flyovers by warplanes if it can be done at a “reasonable” cost.

Trump said in an interview Saturday with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro that the parade would probably be on Veteran’s Day and take a route along Pennsylvania Avenue, a main thoroughfare that runs between the White House and the US Capitol building.

“A lot of it would be flyovers,” Trump said. “I think it’s great for spirit.” Trump was impressed by the military display of armaments when he attended France’s Bastille Day parade last year and asked

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