years. a display of u.s. military might, right in the heart of the nation s capital, part of what they are calling salute to america. an event to mark the fourth of july holiday. and the president says that it will be the show of a lifetime. tanks are being moved in to place pap f place. a flyover is planned. and kaitlan collins is at the white house. listen, i know this president has been very involved in the planning of this mega event. one that has caused quite a bit of backlash. his aides insist this is all about patriotism, not a tribute to trump himself. what else can we expect from him tomorrow? reporter: and they are also saying it is not partisan because this is an event that is open to the public. there are 15,000 general admission tickets. but what the president s critics are zeroing in on is the vip secretary located right next to the president. you can see it there where he will be speaking for about 20 minutes tomorrow night. that is a section where they have about 500
that included a championship tennis match at wimbledon and i do mean championship, it was the women s final, we re talking serena williams. the trip included a tour of westminster abbey and a river tour down the thames and they saw the little mermaid statue and trips to four separate palaces. in the middle of this trip, trump s vip secretary had four straight days with no daytime business whatsoever on the calendar. they were very efficient. he and his wife made the most of it. four palaces is a lot. washington post points out tonight that secretary shulkin took this whole taxpayer-funded shebang less than two weeks after he signed a memo for other staff at the va, telling them to please review their planned travel to determine if it was really truly necessary. quote, i expect this will result in decreased employee travel and generate savings with the department. signed, secretary shulkin.