Donald Trump is going to throw a birthday party for the Army on June 14th, the same day as his birthday. The AP reports that it will include a 4 mile long parade that will involve “more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians…seven Army bands and a parachute jump by the Golden Knights.” Parades are typical authoritarian events since authoritarians are typical vulnerable narcissists.

This isn’t the first time Trump has attempted to throw a parade for the Army himself. He had one canceled during his first term over the high price tag, but Trump himself assured the costs for the new one would be “peanuts compared to the value.” The initial parade had “estimated costs to the military of $92 million and public safety costs to the District of Columbia of more than $21 million.” That sounds like a lot, until you consider the proposed safety costs were less than the America taxpayers have spent on Trump golfing this year. See? Peanuts.

This is all characteristically out of touch. The overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens are anxious about their financial situation. According to a recent Gallup poll, most Americans are worried about several economic issues right now. Notably, a lack of self-serving, fascist dictator parties isn’t on the list of concerns.

The ultimate irony is that Trump was inspired after witnessing the French Bastille Day parade. Bastille Day commemorates the fall of Bastille, a major turning point in the French Revolution (fun fact: the terms “left” and “right” wing come from the French Revolution). Trump wants to celebrate the end of democracy by throwing a party after attending a party meant to celebrate the beginning of democracy. We’re letting history repeat itself.