Donald Trump actually said...

The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. poorly know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a prize for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I canceled it.

Context

Trump criticized local politicians for high cost estimates related to a proposed military parade.

08/16/2018

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