<keyword id="22645026" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="India-archers" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="India archers" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="India archers">India archers</keyword> <keyword id="22054721" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita-Bhakat" source="keywords">Ankita Bhakat</keyword> and <keyword id="21003812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhiraj-Bommadevara" source="keywords">Dhiraj Bommadevara</keyword> are set to play for a medal after dominating <keyword id="19947962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spain" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Spain" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Spain">Spain</keyword>'s Elia Canales and Pablo Acha in the quarter-finals of the archery <keyword id="22645027" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="recurve-mixed-team" source="keywords">recurve mixed team</keyword> event. The Indian duo wrapped the quarter-finals in four sets with a 5-3 win over the Spanish archers. In the opening set, the Indian duo managed to lead in the quarter-finals after Dhiraj struck back-to-back ten in his first two shots, while Ankita hit nine twice to accumulate 38 points. In reply, the Spanish duo struck nine thrice and a single ten to bag 37 points. All archers struck a ten and a nine to take away 38 points and end the second set on level terms. Spain tied the score line at 3-3 after Pablo and Elia sent an arrow each to the 10-point mark. For India, only Dhiraj was able to hit a ten in his second shot, which marked India's downfall in the third set. Spain won the third set by a single point after picking up 37 points, and in reply, India managed to put in 36 points. In the fourth set, Ankita fluffed her second shot and hit an eight. Dhiraj compensated by hitting back-to-back ten to put 37 points on the board. In reply, Pablo and Elia didn't get off to an ideal start in their first shots. Pablo struck nine while Elia could only manage an eight. They could have taken away a point by hitting the ten-point region twice, but only Elia could pull off the feat out of the two Spanish archers. The Spanish archers failed to keep the quarter-finals clash alive, which allowed the Indian duo to move into the semi-finals to play for a medal match. Earlier in the day, Ankita-Dhiraj defeated the Indonesian archers duo <keyword id="22645028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="diananda-choirunisa" source="keywords">Diananda Choirunisa</keyword> and Arif Pangestu 5-1 in the Round of 16 match at the <keyword id="22641171" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Les-Invalides" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Les Invalides" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Les Invalides">Les Invalides</keyword>. The Indian archers took the first and third sets with scores of 37-36 and 38-37, respectively. Meanwhile, the second set was tied at 38-38. The fifth set hit five 10s during their pre-quarterfinal victory.

Paris Olympics: India archers Ankita, Dhiraj set to play for medal, storm into recurve mixed team semi-finals

Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and <keyword id="21003812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhiraj-Bommadevara" source="keywords">Dhiraj Bommadevara</keyword> advanced to the <keyword id="20703762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinal" source="keywords">quarterfinal</keyword> in the <keyword id="22641170" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery-recurve-mixed-team-event" source="keywords">archery recurve mixed team event</keyword>, after beating Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu at the ongoing <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword> on Friday. <keyword id="22641169" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita-Dhiraj" source="keywords">Ankita-Dhiraj</keyword> defeated the Indonesian 5-1 in the Round of 16 match at the <keyword id="22641171" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Les-Invalides" source="keywords">Les Invalides</keyword>. The Indian archers took the first and third sets with scores of 37-36 and 38-37, respectively. Meanwhile, the second set was tied at 38-38. The fifth set hit five 10s during their pre-quarterfinal victory. Ankita-Dhiraj will take on <keyword id="19947962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spain" source="keywords">Spain</keyword> or the <keyword id="21268299" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Peoples-Republic-of-China" source="keywords">People's Republic of China</keyword> in the quarter-final of the archery recurve mixed team event on Friday. Earlier in the archery men's individual 1/16, the series of upsets in archery for India continued to unfold in the Paris Olympics after young archer Dhiraj Bommadevara suffered a heartbreak. Canada's Eric Peters and Dhiraj played a thrilling draw that kept the fans on the edge of their seats. It was raining 10s from the bows of both archers which led to a highly captivating contest between the two archers. Dhiraj came close but fell too far at the end which sealed his exit from the event. The first set began with a 10 from Dhiraj proving to be the difference between the two archers. Dhiraj took the lead but Peters relying on his accuracy fought back to level the match. The third set began with Peters hitting three 9s while Dhiraj struck two 10s to take away the third set. In the fourth set, both archers struck 10 on each shot to take away a point each. Dhiraj was one step away from sealing his place in the next round but a nine in his final shot allowed Peters to force the game into shoot-off. Both archers struck ten but Peters' arrow was closer to the centre which allowed him to move into the next round and end Dhiraj's run in the singles event.

Paris Olympics: Ankita-Dhiraj moves to quarterfinals in archery recurve mixed team event

Paris [France], July 25 (ANI): India will finally kickstart its Paris <keyword id="19933819" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympics" source="keywords">Olympics</keyword> journey on Thursday with <keyword id="20724017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deepika-Kumari" source="keywords">Deepika Kumari</keyword> and <keyword id="21457255" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tarundeep-Rai" source="keywords">Tarundeep Rai</keyword> led <keyword id="20417950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="archery" source="keywords">archery</keyword> contingent taking their first shots at the medal in the <keyword id="22538192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ranking-rounds" source="keywords">ranking rounds</keyword> at Les Invalides. For the first time since London Olympics 2012, India will be fielding their full team of six archers, putting up a challenge in all five medal events in men's team/individual, women's team/individual and mixed team categories, as per Olympics.com. This round will be critical to how far <keyword id="86233" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-archery" source="Orion">Indian archery</keyword> can go during this Olympics, as performances over 72 arrows for each of six archers will determine the seedings for individual and team events. For men's and women's team competitions, the top four seeded teams from ranking rounds will get a direct quarterfinal qualification and teams between eighth to 12th seeds will face each other quarterfinal spots. The ranking will also decide who makes the cut in the mixed team competition, with only top 16 pairs qualifying for the next stage. For each country fielding a men's and women's archer each, the top scores in men's and women's categories are combined to decide the team's seeding. This will be Deepika Kumari's fourth Olympic appearance and first one after becoming a mother. Likewise, Tarundeep is also playing in his fourth Olympics, while teammate Pravin Jadhav is making his second appearance after Tokyo 2020. The remaining three, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Bhajan Kaur and Ankita Bhakat, are experiencing the Olympics for the first-time ever. ' Indian archers have never bagged an Olympic medal. Archery competition at Paris 2024 will start with the individual ranking round on July 25, a day before the Opening Ceremony. The remaining stages will be held from July 28 to August 4 at Les Invalides. PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS INDIA SCHEDULE TODAY: JULY 25, THURSDAY All in Indian Standard Time (IST) Archery Women's Individual Ranking Round (Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat) - 1:00 PM Men's Individual Ranking Round (Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav) - 5:45 PM. (ANI)

India to kickstart Olympic dream with Deepika, Tarundeep led archery team in action during ranking rounds today

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates are set to be unsealed.</li><li>Powerful people like Bill Clinton, Glenn Dubin, and Jean Luc Brunel are expected to be among the names. </li></ul>A federal judge in New York is set to unseal the identities of more than 170 associates of Jeffrey Epstein as part of a long-running lawsuit between one of his accusers and his sex-trafficking partner Ghislaine Maxwell.Former President Bill Clinton is perhaps the biggest name expected to be disclosed in the documents. He was previously identified as "Doe 36" and was named in dozens of redacted court filings. He didn't object to unsealing the documents naming him, and the documents aren't expected to level any new accusations of wrongdoing against him.The documents also bring fresh scrutiny to Prince Andrew, a longtime friend of Epstein who said he cut ties with him in 2010. Another Doe whose name is expected to be unredacted is Johanna Sjoberg, one of Epstein's victims who previously said the prince fondled her at his Manhattan mansion.Many on social media and cable news have speculated that the list contains a comprehensive secret cache of the dead pedophile's friends — and perhaps descriptions of their lurid acts — but the reality is more complicated.The names are to include some powerful people tied to Epstein. But the list is expected to include the identities of some of his victims, household staff, and other people whose names incidentally came up in the course of a long-running court case between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Maxwell. In court documents, these people were previously identified as a John or Jane Doe.One of the Does, for example, identified as "J. Doe 005" in court documents, is Carolyn Andriano. Andriano testified against Maxwell at her criminal trial, describing in excruciating detail how she <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-accuser-says-18-was-too-old-for-epstein-2021-12">trafficked her to Epstein for sex</a> beginning when she was 14 years old. She said in court that Epstein engaged in sexual activity with her more than 100 times and that he said she was "too old" for him after she turned 18.Andriano testified using only her first name but gave her full name in an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/virginia-giuffre-told-epstein-accuser-slept-with-prince-andrew-report-2022-1">interview with the Daily Mail</a> after the trial. The 36-year-old mother of five <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/carolyn-andriano-epstein-victim-who-testified-against-ghislaine-maxwell-has-died">died of an apparent overdose</a> in May, The Daily Beast reported.Another previously sealed name, "Doe 185," is Courtney Wild. She led a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/epstein-victims-plea-deal-scrapped-2019-8">legal battle to invalidate Epstein's controversial 2007 plea deal</a> with federal prosecutors and has given multiple media interviews about her experience with Epstein.Two other Does — 63 and 64 — are Annie and Maria Farmer, two sisters who have accused Epstein of sexual abuse. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/annie-farmer-says-ghislaine-maxwell-gave-her-topless-massage-16-2021-12">Annie Farmer testified at Maxwell's trial</a>, and both have given <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-married-maria-farmer-2021-6">media interviews about their experience</a>.<h2>We've seen a lot of these records before</h2>Epstein died in a Manhattan federal jail while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019. Maxwell, one of his ex-girlfriends, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-sex-trafficking-trial-verdict-reached-2021-12">was found guilty at trial</a> in late 2021 of trafficking girls to Epstein for sex and sexually abusing some of them herself. She's serving a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-20-years-prison-sex-trafficking-jeffrey-epstein-2022-6">20-year prison sentence</a> in Tallahassee, Florida.Before the criminal charges, Giuffre brought civil lawsuits against both of them, accusing them of trafficking her. Epstein settled <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/virginia-giuffre-jeffrey-epstein-settlement-doesnt-name-prince-andrew-2022-1">her lawsuit against him in 2009 for $500,000</a>.The lawsuit against Maxwell, brought later, was settled in 2017, but not after a pitched court battle that included numerous depositions and a discovery process that dredged up emails, flight manifests, news articles, and other <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/epstein-giuffre-v-maxwell-unsealed-thousands-documents-defamation-2019-8">records related to Epstein, Maxwell, and Giuffre</a>.Since the settlement, the civil case has experienced a long afterlife as various parties have sought to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-led-to-criminal-case-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-2021-11">unseal the records</a>.<div type="image" title="virginia roberts giuffre" height="2067" width="3000" msid="106492300" hostid="261"></div>Alan Dershowitz has sought to get numerous filings unsealed, arguing they would disprove Giuffre's misconduct accusations against him as well (the two <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/dershowitz-accuser-giuffre-drops-defamation-lawsuit-2022-11-08/">settled a large number of lawsuits and counter-lawsuits</a> against each other and their lawyers in 2022, with Giuffre stating she "may have made a mistake" saying Epstein trafficked her to Dershowitz).The Miami Herald litigated to unseal documents, some of which were used for its explosive series about how Epstein negotiated a light plea deal on misconduct accusations around 2007 with prosecutors in Florida. The right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Michael Cernovich also hired a lawyer to try to unseal documents that he had posted on social media.US District Judge Robert Sweet, who originally oversaw Giuffre's lawsuit against Maxwell, died in 2019, leaving the task of unsealing documents to US District Judge Loretta Preska, who took over the docket.The process has been a yearslong slog. Preska has weighed different priorities, including the public's presumption of access to court documents versus the privacy interests of people whose names have come up in litigation.In December, for example, she ruled that Andriano, Wild, and the Farmer sisters waived any rights to privacy after giving media interviews.During the efforts to unseal this batch of records, Preska gave the Does a January 1 deadline to raise any new objections to unsealing their identities. Now that that deadline has passed, lawyers for Giuffre and Maxwell have been ordered to confer and then publish unsealed versions of the documents on the court docket.<h2>The Epstein Doe names include some powerful people</h2>Many documents in the Giuffre v. Maxwell lawsuit have been unredacted in different places at different times.The result is that some documents — which can be as benign as an already-public Daily Mail article about Epstein's former friend Prince Andrew or as explosive as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.insider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-questions-dodged-unsealed-deposition-2020-10">one of Maxwell's deposition transcripts</a> — form a sort of puzzle where journalists can put together more complete versions by looking at unredacted portions in different places on the court docket.That means that journalists have been able to figure out the identities of many Does even before they were officially unsealed.As Business Insider previously reported, "Doe 183" — whose lawyer fought vociferously in secret court filings to keep his identity under wraps — was connected to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doe-183-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-case-sealed-documents-2023-1">Les Wexner</a>, the billionaire former L Brands CEO who gave Epstein billions of dollars in the 1990s and 2000s.(Wexner has said he wasn't aware of Epstein's misdeeds and cut off ties with him when he was convicted of soliciting girls for prostitution in 2007.)<div type="image" title="jeffrey epstein ghislaine maxwell back angle" height="2752" width="3669" msid="106492301" hostid="261"></div>Many of the Doe parties turned out to be victims. In a previous round of unsealing, Preska disclosed that two of them were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/judge-unseals-john-doe-identities-in-ghislaine-maxwell-litigation-2022-11">Emmy Taylor and Sarah Ransome</a>. It didn't make sense for their identities to remain private, Preska said, because Taylor has filed lawsuits related to her status as an Epstein victim, and Ransome has written a book about her experience being trafficked by Epstein.The current unsealing round comes after Preska announced on December 18 that she would unseal the largest batch yet, listing about <a target="_blank" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1315.0.pdf">50 pages of Does</a> going up to "Doe 187." Since the identities of some of those Does have been previously made public — including "Doe 183" — that left about 170 Does remaining to name.Preska said she'd give 14 days from her December 18 ruling to allow any Does to come forward and contest the unsealings. According to the public docket, only one has come forward: "Doe 107." Her lawyer says she lives in "a culturally conservative country and lives in fear of her name being released."Among the unsealed names is expected to be Dershowitz ("Doe 24"), who <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/alan-dershowitz-david-boies-lawsuit-jeffrey-epstein-accuser-virginia-giuffre-case-2019-7">has said for years</a> that documents related to him should be made public.As the Daily Mail previously reported, "Doe 162" was identifiable as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881277/Pedophile-Jeffrey-Epstein-associates-named-unsealed-court-document.html">Johanna Sjoberg</a>, who gave interviews that corroborated some of Giuffre's claims about Prince Andrew and said the British royal fondled both of them at Epstein's Manhattan mansion in 2001. Prince Andrew has denied the allegations and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-reach-settlement-in-sexual-assault-lawsuit-2022-2">settled a civil sexual-misconduct lawsuit</a> Giuffre brought against him in 2022.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article283358378.html?s=09">The Miami Herald previously reported</a> that powerful people whose names would be unsealed included Glenn Dubin, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/prominent-hedge-fund-family-had-epstein-for-thanksgiving-after-jail-2019-7">the hedge fund executive with a close relationship to Epstein</a> (his wife <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ghislaine+maxwell+dubin+testimony+business+insider&amp;oq=ghislaine+maxwell+dubin+testimony+business+insider&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCDY1MDlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8">testified in Maxwell's defense at her trial</a>), and Jean-Luc Brunel, the modeling agent who also killed himself in jail, in France, before his rape trial.Some of the Does appear to be linked to Epstein's powerful associates but do not necessarily mean they were implicated in wrongdoing."Doe 5," for example, appears to be Doug Band, a former aide for Bill Clinton. Preska pointed out that he <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/confessions-of-a-clintonworld-exile">gave a long interview with Vanity Fair</a> about his interactions with Epstein. In the interview, Band said that he sought to push Epstein out of Clinton's orbit but that Clinton continued to spend time with him anyway.

A judge is set to unseal the names of over 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates. Many of them are his victims.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm that agreed to take a majority stake in <keyword id="5656" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Victorias-Secret">Victoria's Secret</keyword>'s earlier this year, is now looking to back out of the deal, according to a court filing. Bloomberg was first to report the news.</li><li>Sycamore Partners agreed to acquire a 55% stake in the Victoria's Secret brand in February, in a deal that valued the company at $1.1 billion. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm that agreed to take a majority stake in Victoria's Secret's earlier this year, is now looking to back out of the deal.In a complaint filed in court on Tuesday, Sycamore Partners said that Victoria's Secret's actions taken during the pandemic to close stores, cut back on new inventory, and not pay rent for the month of April were in violation of the previous agreement that the two parties had made in February."That these actions were taken as a result of or in response to the <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> pandemic is no defense to <keyword id="2606398" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="L-Brands">L Brands</keyword>' clear breaches of the Transaction Agreement. Specifically, L Brands agreed that a condition to Plaintiff's obligation to close the Transaction is that L Brands "shall have performed in all material respects all of its other obligations [under the Transaction Agreement] required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date," it said in the court filing. Sycamore Partners agreed to acquire a 55% stake in the Victoria's Secret brand in February in a deal that valued the company at $1.1 billion. L Brands, Victoria's Secret's parent company, agreed to retain a 45% stake in the company."L Brands believes that Sycamore Partners' purported termination of the Transaction Agreement is invalid," said L Brands in a statement to Business Insider. "L Brands will vigorously defend the lawsuit and pursue all legal remedies to enforce its contractual rights, including the right of specific performance. L Brands intends to continue working towards closing the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement."Analysts were expecting the struggling lingerie brand to execute a major turnaround under new leadership. Its longtime CEO, Les Wexner, also stepped down from the company at that time. Victoria's Secret's brick and mortar business came to a grinding halt in March as it was forced to close stores during the lockdown. The lingerie brand also closed its ecommerce site for a week in March.This story is developing. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/victorias-secret-sycamore-partners-sale-canceled-2020-4">Business Insider</a>

Victoria's Secret buyer Sycamore Partners wants to back away from the deal, crushing hopes of a turnaround for the lingerie brand

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/591085a969e69af23b8b45f3-2053/ap17107641909362%201.jpg" alt="Brigitte Macron" />Christophe Ena (Associated Press)Brigitte Macron.President Donald Trump told the French first lady that she was in "such good shape" during a meeting in France on Thursday.Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met with French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-trump-macron-meeting-paris-bastille-day-48606441">in Paris</a> ahead of Bastille Day celebrations on Friday.After the Trumps and the Macrons toured the museums at Les Invalides, Trump turned to the French first lady and told her "you're in such good shape," according to footage posted to Facebook by the French government.After repeating the statement to the French president, Trump turned to Brigitte Macron again and called her "beautiful."Brigitte Macron, 64, is 25 years older than Emmanuel, whom she met while she was his school teacher outside Paris. Trump and Melania have a near identical age gap, as the President is 24 years older than the First Lady.Trump has often commented on women's appearances in public - whether <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/us/trump-flirt-irish-reporter.html">telling the new Irish prime minister</a> that a reporter has "a nice smile on her face," <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/why-did-trump-attack-mika-brzezinski-2017-6">tweeting</a> that MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski was "bleeding badly form a face-lift," or commenting on<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/10/trump-fiorina-look-face/71992454/"> then-presidential candidate Carly Fiorina</a>'s face during the campaign.<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en">WATCH: POTUS to Mrs. Macron: "You're in such good shape. She's in such good physical shape. Beautiful." <a href="https://t.co/DvJPF6aT5l">pic.twitter.com/DvJPF6aT5l</a>- Yashar Ali (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/885559787810893825">July 13, 2017</a></blockquote> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/animated-map-bottled-water-springs-dasani-aquafina-2017-7">Animated map shows where your bottled water actually comes from</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

President Trump told the French first lady that she's 'beautiful' and in 'such good shape' during a meeting

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a8c39d3d0307286048b4654-1400/rtx3bcva.jpg" alt="Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron France troops military parade" data-mce-source="REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/Pool" data-mce-caption="French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump review troops as they arrive at Les Invalides museum in Paris, July 13, 2017." />REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/PoolFrench President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump review troops as they arrive at Les Invalides museum in Paris, July 13, 2017.</div></div></div><ul><li>President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to develop plans for a military parade in Washington.</li><li>The Pentagon has said little about the idea, but it is reportedly working on ideas for it.</li><li>However, reports indicate the military is not happy about the cost and resources required for the display.</li></ul><hr /> The US military is still operating with few details about what the military parade President Donald Trump has proposed would look like and cost, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/military-concern-growing-trump-parade/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN</a>, and that uncertainty is a source of dismay within the Pentagon.No definite cost estimate can be made until Trump gives a specific order for the event. But a <keyword id="6354810" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Defense">defense</keyword> official involved in the planning told CNN that the price could range from $3 million to $50 million.White House budget director Mick Mulvaney <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-parade-could-cost-30-million-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on February 14 that there were "different cost estimates" of "between $10 million and $30 million, depending on the size of the parade, the scope of it, the length, those types of things."The potential cost also concerns military planners, according to CNN, and the Defense Department is considering <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/military-concern-growing-trump-parade/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking private donations</a> to defray some of the expense. While those donations could not cover military salaries or the cost of transporting equipment, they could be applied to other parade-related expenses.The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-parade-washington-gulf-war-1991-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last US military parade</a> was held in Washington, DC, on June 8, 1991, marking the victory against Iraq and liberation of Kuwait in the first Gulf War. It included over 8,000 US troops as well as Patriot missiles, tanks, and flyovers by more than 100 aircraft, including stealth fighters.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a7b1ec5193a7add028b4b30-1500/ap910608079.jpg" alt="Gulf War Parade" data-mce-source="Associated Press" />Associated PressTroops march on the Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River toward the Pentagon during National Victory Celebration Parade in Washington, June 8, 1991.</div></div></div>The 1991 parade cost about $12 million at the time. The US government covered <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/02/14/585668300/the-history-of-military-parades-in-the-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">less than half</a> that cost, with private donations - <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-09/news/mn-986_1_victory-celebration/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> including $1 million each from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait - covering the rest.That parade also <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-09/news/mn-986_1_victory-celebration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drew criticism</a>, with one Desert Storm veteran calling it "a little too extreme" and describing it as "sort of a campaign boost for Bush and the Republicans." The event also fell short of the expected turnout of a million people, with 200,000 at the parade growing to 800,000 by the end of the event that night.<h2>'I want a parade like the one in France'</h2>The Pentagon is also reportedly concerned about the time and resources needed to plan and pull off a parade, particularly the training it would disrupt."We don't have troops and units sitting around waiting to do a parade," the defense official involved in the initial planning <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/military-concern-growing-trump-parade/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CNN</a>. The Army has been charged with leading the planning and has reportedly developed five options: small, medium, heavy, hybrid, and multimedia displays.The small and medium options would involve troops and equipment stationed in the vicinity of Washington, DC, while the heavy display would require moving active-duty units to the capital for the event. The multimedia option would present concerts and video displays rather than a heavy presence of troops and gear.The Pentagon has offered little detail about its planning efforts.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5a7b1f1d136ec51c008b4bff-2000/ap910608033.jpg" alt="Bush Schwarzkopf Gulf War Parade" data-mce-source="Associated Press" />Associated PressUS Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who led coalition forces during the first Gulf War, and President George Bush watch the National Victory Parade in Washington, June 8, 1991.</div></div></div>Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters on February 7 that the Defense Department had "been putting together some options. We'll send them up to the White House for a decision,"Mattis added that "the president's respect, his fondness for the military, I think, is reflected in him asking for these options."The following day, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/military-concern-growing-trump-parade/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> planning was "still in the nascent stages. When we have those options, we will provide that to the White House, and the president will decide."Trump's desire for the parade was reportedly prompted by the Bastille Day parade he saw in France in 2017. Trump has broached the idea before - he reportedly <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-inauguration-parade-tanks-missile-launchers-2017-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wanted to include</a> tanks and missile launchers in his inaugural parade - but the comments made during a January 18 meeting were taken as a directive."The marching orders were: I want a parade like the one in France," a military official <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-marching-orders-to-the-pentagon-plan-a-grand-military-parade/2018/02/06/9e19ca88-0b55-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html?utm_term=.0740c8e6f6ed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The Washington Post</a>, which first reported the planning earlier this month.The defense official involved in the planning told CNN that one sign the Pentagon was not totally invested was a directive given to the Army to include lots of aircraft, reducing the potential burden on ground forces.The idea of a military parade in Washington was widely panned. California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-parade-reaction-lawmakers-upset-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CNN</a> she was "stunned by it" and said, "we have a Napoleon in the making."Mark Hertling, a CNN analyst and retired Army lieutenant general, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-military-parade-reaction-lawmakers-upset-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> such a display was "not in the culture of the United States military.""A military parade is third world bulls---. We prepare. We deter. We fight. 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