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Has the president had in all of this and all of the planning about the july 4th celebration and who is going to be attending? >> well, anderson, the president has been a central figure in all of this, and hes the reason essentially this event is happening. its been a dream of his since he saw troops marching down the streets and wanted to make this happen on veterans day last year but got scrapped because of the criticism and logistical issues. now the president is still at the center of this an...

Celebrate the fourth of july. a celebration the president has made several demands of his own. armored vehicles rolling into washington tonight as the city prepares for president trumps independence day extravaganza. which will feature those tanks parked at the lincoln memorial, military flyovers, and a vip section for his political allies. but there are concerns about the price tag. trump tweeting, the cost of our great salute to america tomorrow will be very little compared to what it is worth...

Recreation fees primarily intended to improve parks across the country, just a fraction of the extra cost the government faces as a result of this event. the president promising a show of a lifetime defended his production on twitter saying, quote, the cost of our great salute to america will be very little campaiompared to what it worth, we have the tanks and the pilot, the airport is right next door all we need is the fuel. we own the tanks and all. fireworks are donated. youre watching all of...

And center for a salute to america, an event believed to be inspired by a bastille day parade he attended two years ago. trumps u.s. version will be complete with tanks, a military flyover and a vip section for his allies and friends. capping it all off, a speech by the president himself tomorrow night from the lincoln memorial. all of it causing the critics to say it is less about celebrating america and more about celebrating trump. tom foreman has more on the planning and the backlash. >> pre...

Going to cost. armored vehicles rolling into washington tonight as the city prepares for president trumps independence day extravaganza. which will feature those tanks parked at the lincoln memorial, military flyovers and a vip section for his political allies. but they are concerned about the price tag. trump tweeting the cost of our great salute to america tomorrow will be very little compared to what it is worth. we own the planes, we have the pilots and the airport is right next door, all we...

Issues. now the president is still at the center of this and there are still logistical problems because the president wants more tanks, wants different aircraft doing flyovers, wants chiefs of the armed forces standing by his side while up here. one thing that the president is facing criticism over, anderson, is the who is invited. now, this is an event open to the public. 15,000 general admission seats. but if you can see right here behind me, there is going to be a vip section behind the pres...

Here about partisanship on what is typically, you know, a patriotic holiday celebrated by all americans. kellyanne conway this morning insisted that it would be apolitical. take a look. >> why is the republican national committee giving out tickets to supporters of the president? why are -- >> this is a public event. its open to the public. the public is welcome to come and celebrate our great country. the greatest democracy. the constitution, all the amendments, not just the first amendment tha...

Abram tanks. >> brand new circa 1950s, we should say, though. that aside, many are concerned that this nonpartisan event is turning into a paid political rally. we have white house correspondent for reuters jeff mason and cnn military and diplomatic analyst, retired rear admiral john kirby here to discuss this. first off, jeff, how did this become a ticketed event? >> well, the white house is saying that the tickets is going to be kind of a vip section near the lincoln memorial. theyre saying th...

Thursday is going to be a spectacle. there are going to be tanks, they will be parading down pennsylvania avenue. they will be stationed here on the streets, there are going to be these military flyovers from the navys blue angels. and the president himself is going to give a speech. this is an event thats going to be open to the public. up close, next where the president is, there is going to be a vip section were told where some of the presidents political allies will be seated. of course, the...

Absolute to trump including fir fireworks for trump and all in all something much like the north korean style military celebration that he has longed crave. feeling patriotic yet? the kind of trump will be a vip section for trumps rich friends and his wannabe royal family. past presidents have participated in fourth of july events but weve never had a president like donald trump whose wants one nation under trump. up next well discuss with congresswoman ilhan omar. t welh congresswoman ilhan oma...