yes. that shouldn t be lost in this discussion. thank you so much. chris cillizza and rebecca berg. former vice president biden unleashes on president trump, calls trump a joke and slams his attacks on the fbi and whole lot more. we ll have the biden interview next. plus, does the president have parade envy? the commander in chief ordering the pentagon to stage a grand military parade after witnessing bastille day events in france. there are big concerns. stay with us.
tried to manage the scope that is less advantageous than bastille day. i suspect they are going to try to find options to make this less grandiose, it puts them in a difficult position and plit sides them and potentially plit sizes the troops. and the defense department is among other agencies, one of the ones so important to stay out of politics and nonpartisan and to be above all of that. and to do this parade simply for this purpose, not to celebrate a victory but to celebrate a president, i think that s really troublesome and puts them in a bad spot. it will be interesting to see, veterans day, celebrate veterans and a war over for quite some time, might be a way they can navigate their self-s out of that. admiral kirby, i appreciate it. you bet, john. vice president pence is issuing a new warning to north korea, stop the nuclear program or face the toughest sanctions yet.
president has met with mueller s boss, the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, to discuss this house democratic memo refuting the republican memo allegations about fbi misconduct. but this washington post report about the president s order to the pentagon for a military parade gives us another perspective on the administration s priorities. written by greg jaffy and phillip rucker who will join us in just a moment, this article says, president trump s vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where officials say they have begun to plan a grand military parade later this year showcasing the might of america s armed forces. trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a january 18th meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagon s tank, a room reserved for top-secret discussions, marked a tipping point according to two officials
in washington. in the middle of all of these complicated negotiations, your colleagues at the post are reporting that we now have a grand military parade possibly in the works. particularly as a recent of washington, d.c., eugene, i m curious to get your thoughts as to whether or not it would be welcomed with all the traffic congestion that it would cause in the city. what is the reaction in washington to the possibility of a military parade? well, i think there is shock and surprise based on residents i ve spoken with already. and if you recall, the last pro trump parade that happened in washington was the inauguration parade which quite frankly was not incredibly well attended in general, much less by washington residents. but these aren t the people the president is thinking about, he is thinking about his base and these are the people who would align very women with his support for the military. i think some criticism the president is receiving though from members of the milita
says, president trump s vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where officials say they have begun to plan a grand military parade later this year showcasing the might of america s armed forces. trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a january 18th meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagon s tank, a room reserved for top-secret discussions, marked a tipping point according to two officials briefed on the planning. so there s where we begin. let s bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday night. phillip rucker. white house bureau chief for the washington post. shannon pettypiece for bloomberg news. and the pool reporter on duty at the white house today. so, todd, i d like to begin with you. talk about the president s demeanor, the kind of bluster index compared to other days