The White House disputed a claim by the Pentagon on Monday that President Trump called off his controversial military parade without even getting an estimate on how much it would cost.

Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning said in a statement that Trump made his decision to cancel the parade before Secretary of Defense James Mattis had even been briefed on the price of the event.

“The president of the United States was not briefed by any member of the Department of Defense on the cost associated with the parade, before making the decision to cancel the event,” Manning said.

“The planning committee for the parade had not reached a point where they had briefed the senior leadership in the department.”

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, however, had an alternative explanation — stating that both Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly were aware of the price tag.

“Secretary Mattis briefed the president on the parade a couple of weeks ago and the following day Gen. Kelly briefed him on the costs of what Sec. Mattis had laid out,” Sanders told The Post.

Mattis reacted with surprise last week when confronted about news reports that said the cost could hit $92 million — or about $60 million more than the White House had planned on.

Shortly after Mattis’ comments, Trump went on Twitter to cancel the parade and blame “local politicians” in Washington, DC, for padding the costs.