WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump ’s upcoming military parade featuring dozens of tanks and other armed vehicles in the nation’s capital this week isn’t sitting well with some members of his party on Capitol Hill.

Asked about the June 14 event, which will cost taxpayers up to $45 million and will commemorate the Army’s 250th anniversary, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expressed concerns about its cost and the imagery typically associated with authoritarian regimes in the former Soviet Union and North Korea.

“I love parades but I’m not really excited about $40 million for a parade,” Paul told HuffPost. “I don’t really think the symbolism of tanks and missiles is really what we’re all about.”

“If you ask me about a military parade, all the images that come to mind, the first images, are of

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