Marching Orders: Who Foots the $45 Million Bill?

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The main stage platform at the Ellipse near the White House is worked on in preparation for a festival and parade to commemorate 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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The U.S. Army will spend $45 million on a 250th anniversary parade in — and that figure doesn’t include costs for the Secret Service or the Metropolitan Police Department. The price tag has sparked fierce pushback on Capitol Hill.

At his first House Appropriations hearing, Defense Secretary defended a trillion dollar budget, pledging to restore the warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence.

Rep. Betty McCollum blasted the parade cost and the Los Angeles mission as premature and escalatory. Hegseth fired back that “we care about the troops and they’re now housed and fed.”


Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.

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