Stephen Colbert’s late-night show delivered a sharp and funny criticism of Donald Trump’s planned military parade, which is scheduled for June 14, the same day as Trump’s birthday. The segment focused on the overly extravagant size of the event, the questionable treatment of the military members taking part, and the obvious irony of a man who avoided military service organizing such a show of military strength.
As found by the NY Times, Colbert described the parade as an excessively expensive production, saying Trump would be leaving “his autocratic buddies behind, but he’s going to bring a taste of dictatorship back home when he does, ’cause he’s throwing a military parade on his birthday, featuring 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters.” According to Reuters, the estimated cost of the parade is at least $25 million.
