Donald Trump's military parade is just days away. While the event is on the president's birthday, it was the Army's annual birthday party first. However, once Trump and his team had a say in the planning, the event became increasingly elaborate. The intended number of participants expanded exponentially: from 300 to 6,600. Not everyone is convinced that the spotlight is really on the military, either. "Trump is throwing himself a $30 million birthday parade just to stroke his own ego," Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth asserted on Instagram .

Unfortunately for Trump, it doesn't appear that potential crowd sizes are developing at the same pace as participants. People are already announcing their intentions to stay home, including Republican members of Congress. Politico queried 50 pe

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