One Republican—Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)—was more direct about his opposition to the event. “I just never liked the idea of the parade because I grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, and the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades, for the most part, or North Korean parades,” Paul said on Meet the Press Sunday.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he “never liked the idea” of President Trump’s military parade, saying while he believes the president “means well,” but the military