White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say [View all]
Source: Associated Press
White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say
By AAMER MADHANI, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and LISA MASCARO
Updated 9:15 PM EDT, October 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended, two people familiar with planning for the event told The Associated Press.
One person familiar with the planning said White House officials insisted to Navy planners that Trump “needed to see explosions” instead of just a “big splash” during the Oct. 5 demonstration.
Original planning for what the Navy dubbed the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review called for military personnel to use dummies and not live bombs, a third person familiar with the Navy’s planning said.
That person, who like the others was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, would not comment on why the Navy decided to switch to live bombs.
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Dump & Co. haven't learned a damned thing since the California freeway debacle
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