According to current weather forecasts, President Donald Trump’s future $ 45 million The USD parade is likely to be raining.
Since Wednesday, the National Weather Service has predicted that there is a 60 percent chance that it was rain on Saturday at 2pm. With the likelihood of thunderstorms in the evening, which can lead to a short stacked parade route.
Her site is currently on Saturday evening: “The showers are probably up to 8pm, then the showers are probably and perhaps thunderstorms from 8 to 2 o’clock, then the probability of showers after 2 hours.
A short generous military and birthday parade can face failures due to weather conditions. / Anna MoneyMaker/ Getty Images
The rain can have a major impact on the big military parade for the celebration of the US Army 250 years ago, as well as its 79th birthday.
The army said the parade would be expected to begin at 6:30 p.m., and will end around 7:30, half an hour before the potential thunderstorm.
Depending on the severity of the weather conditions, certain events such as the army’s “golden knights” parachute jump and fireworks at the end of the night could be canceled.
Currently, the Golden Knight Parachute team is dedicated to the parachute to the ellipse, where the concert will be held after the parade and the short – with the US flag.
Short supervises military demonstrations in the 250th anniversary of the Fort Braggge US Army. / Anna MoneyMaker/ Getty Images
The elite parachute team was already forced to cancel one of their jumps during the Community Festival Army’s 250th birthday at the Redstone Arsenal Army base in Alabama four days ago due to rain.
Special agent Matt McCool, responsible for the Washington Field Office of the Secret Service, advised at a press conference on Monday that “due to the big crowd, noise and weather forecasts that their safety,” people leave their pets and emotional help at home, although service animals are still allowed.
The army has already moved to Apache Attack helicopters and heavy parade armor. / Chip Somodevilla/ Getty images
He also said that “we are preparing for a huge activity of activity”, “hundreds of thousands of people will be attended on Saturday. More than 18 miles of enclosures have already been built throughout Washington in preparation for the event.
However, unfavorable weather conditions can affect public transport and cause less activity than expected.
The parade will also include about 9,000 troops, hiking along Konstitucijos Avenue in Washington, more than 100 military vehicles and 50 aircraft such as Black Hawk helicopters and World War II B-52 bomber.
“It will be a wonderful day. We’ll have dense, we’ll have airplanes, we’ll have all kinds of things. I think it’s great,” Trump told Oval Office on Tuesday.
The expected costs of the presidential birthday parade do not include the damage caused by the expected military tanks after the incident, which, according to US military officials, may appear up to $ 16 million.
DC Mayor Muriel browser in April. Said that “military tanks will not be good on our streets”, adding that if the president chose military tanks, they “should be accompanied by a lot of millions of dollars to repair roads.”
About 130 military tanks are expected to participate in the Saturday procession.
During his first term, Trump tried to quit an expensive parade after seeing the French Bastille parade in 2017. / Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images
During his first term of president, Trump tried to quit a military parade after 2017 He saw the Bastille parade in France, which on July 14th. Noticed the fall of Bastille Prison.
He even told French President Emmanuel Macron that the US would “have to try to exceed” French holidays.
Although his plans decreased due to the expected parade costs – 92 million. USD, Saturday’s parade was to be its redemption.
However, given the current forecast, everything can do a short one, as Barbara Streisand once did, “Don’t take a cloud to touch my parade.”