Well, reports (typically MSM) of course are going to downplay ANYTHING Trump related however I actually watched the whole thing and while it wasn't anywhere the 250K as some said it still appeared to have a pretty good showing of spectators.
thefederalist.com
As a (retired) Financial Analyst I am always extremely skeptical of "Cost" figures reported by the Media. The Soldiers got paid whether they marched in the parade or otherwise. Hardware was employed and fuel burned whether it was at the Parade or on maneuvers. The True "Cost" of anything is what we call "Differential Cost" which is the difference between what was going to be spent anyway, and what the proposed project requires.
About 16 million of it is costs that wouldn't have happened to repair the roads from the damage caused and preparing the roads ahead of time.
Nice. You gotta full breakdown?
That's the what the army corp of engineers quoted the damage would be.
Link?
I can't find the original source but its the first line on this article, and included in most articles that bring up the cost of the event.
www.nbcnews.com
Seems like that's something a bunch of folks have probably known about for a while now but decided to stay quiet about just to keep the controversy going.
