it was july 2017 when donald trump, just months into his presidency, visited france on pa bastille day. he attended a military parade. he was impressed. the military might, the soldiers, the tanks. he wanted his own parade. two years later, it looks like he s getting his wish. the lincoln memorial is being prepped for a july 4th spectacular, a possible air force one flyover, and you guessed it, thanks. there s not only concern about potential partisan nature of the president s event but those tanks have proven tricky for the commander in chief. here he was yesterday. we re going to have some
joining me. congressman raoul ruiz of california. by the way i was talking about the eclipse and i talked about my good friend that shares my interest in astrology, jake ward. i don t know if jake ward shares my interest in astrology. he definitely shares my interest in astronomy. i have an interest in astrology but we ll discuss it in another time. coming up, from tanks to fighter jets or maybe an air force one flyover, the president as plans for a july 4th celebration in the capital are drawing harsh criticism with many saying he is politicizing what has been a patriotic celebration. we will talk about that on the other side as we talk about astronomy and maybe a little astrology. you are watching msnbc. ng msnbc