Dear Orange Leader wants Military Parade for his Birthday.

[butters]

Veterans arrested on Capitol grounds on eve of DC parade, Trump birthday

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) told Newsweek in an email statement that around 75 people attended the protest outside the Supreme Court, where demonstrators initially gathered.

However, 60 of those protesters soon broke off and tried to force their way onto the steps of the Capitol, pushing through a police perimeter and bike rack, at which point USCP officers started to detain individuals.

"USCP arrested approximately 60 demonstrators," the statement read. "All will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line. Additional charges for some will include assault on a police officer and resisting arrest."

The protesters wore army fatigues over shirts that read "Veterans Against Fascism," and they carried signs with slogans saying such things as "Veterans Say Military Off Our Streets" and "Money For People, Not Parades."

 

[domroger]

I don't know why people still interact with that old hanger on MAGAt troll and its stale antics. It craves attention. It's still stuck in the GB heyday that no one cares about anymore. A crying shame.

As far as the orange conman, I agree he definitely does not warrant such a parade.

Plenty of actual dictators, however wild, did leave a mark on their countries by drastically improving the economy, public education systems, or healthcare infrastructure (I'm thinking Tito in Yugoslavia, Kuan Yew in Singapore, or even Mussolini's early economic reforms). Not endorsing them, just stating historical fact.

This decrepit conman draft dodger, on the other hand? Zero on all fronts. No new nationwide healthcare initiative, no meaningful gains in education outcomes, no long-term economic transformation. Just a tax break for the ultra-rich, record debt, and chaos wrapped in narcissism.

He doesn’t deserve a parade. Not even a parking validation.

Beg to differ I would love to go to his funeral parade.
Would dressing as Ronald MacDonald be going too far?

 

[nowisthetime]

This thread is funnier than all get out. The left has finally realized that Trumps birthday just happens to fall on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army. One of the fat pigs over on the view opined that Trump 'conspired' to be born on that day.

Too fucking funny.

Cackle cackle.

As if he gives a shit about the military after calling them suckers and losers.

As far as the "fat pig"(you must be talking about felon), you can't understand a joke.

 

[Politruk]

This thread is funnier than all get out. The left has finally realized that Trumps birthday just happens to fall on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army.

If it didn't, there would be no parade for the Army.

 

[LLCox]

Lots of no-shows at the Festivities.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-para...Id=showRecommendationsVP9S9ZC8WNR522#cxrecs_s

 

[butters]

another thing that ticks me off is the numbers given as "estimated costs" of the event: between $25 million and $45 million... how the fuck is that any kind of solid estimate? A whopping $20 million discrepancy? How is that acceptable accounting?

If I were in charge of the spending for a company's events and I came up with a "oh, yanno, somewhere between this cost and double it," I'd not be in charge of it for much longer.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

How’s the birthday parade going? All I’m seeing is news about the massive anti-Trump marches across the United States.

 

[Politruk]

How’s the birthday parade going? All I’m seeing is news about the massive anti-Trump marches across the United States.

That's because the parade doesn't start until 6:30 EST.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

That's because the parade doesn't start until 6:30 EST.

That’s nuts. They’ll only have a couple of hours of daylight!

 

[Politruk]

That’s nuts. They’ll only have a couple of hours of daylight!

And I bet they forgot the torches, too!

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

That’s nuts. They’ll only have a couple of hours of daylight!

Ever been to DC on a June afternoon? It’s very hot and humid. It would be crazy to not schedule it for the evening. Especially since it includes a fireworks show.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Ever been to DC on a June afternoon? It’s very hot and humid. It would be crazy to not schedule it for the evening. Especially since it includes a fireworks show.

That’s why you start a parade in the morning!

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

That’s why you start a parade in the morning!

Nah.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Nah.

The directors of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade look incredulously at you and slowly shake their heads in disbelief.

 

[Saint_Ann]

I hope those army men don't get too hot.

 

[butters]

That’s nuts. They’ll only have a couple of hours of daylight!

they brought it forward by about an hour because of potential weather issues

I'm happy for the armed services to be celebrated but that whole tanks thing is overkill

trump is being trump and alternating between fat, smug closed-lipped grin as he stands to receive salutes and salutes back... to bored toddler grimacing and looking entirely fidgety/why isn't this bit all about meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee when the cameras are on the troops without him being the center of attention

 

[butters]

watching the green berets walk past... cannot say marched as in all honesty they look sloppy as far as 'parading' goes. All out of step with eachother, just walking. The whole idea of a parade to make your soldiers look like a well-oiled killing machine is smartness, timing, precision. sad.

 

[ll74]

Because he thinks today is about him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933898674783850977

 

[Saint_Ann]

watching the green berets walk past... cannot say marched as in all honesty they look sloppy as far as 'parading' goes. All out of step with eachother, just walking. The whole idea of a parade to make your soldiers look like a well-oiled killing machine is smartness, timing, precision. sad.

So much hate.

 

[butters]

this is more a feels-good parade which I suppose the average American enjoys more than the kind of 'military might' trump probably was hoping for to make him look tough. I'm sure the families are enjoying it immensely.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Planning has been in the works for almost two years to commemorate the anniversary with a festival, according to Army officials, but a parade was only added earlier this year. Army officials said the Army is not expected to officially recognize Mr. Trump's birthday.

CBS

 

[RobDownSouth]

The crowd in DC looks....uncrowded.

The shot of Marco Rubio visibly yawning from the review stand should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.

Little Marco was up past his bedtime.

 

[Saint_Ann]

The crowd in DC looks....uncrowded.

The shot of Marco Rubio visibly yawning from the review stand should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.

Little Marco was up past his bedtime.

So much hate.

 

[Bn2f]

another thing that ticks me off is the numbers given as "estimated costs" of the event: between $25 million and $45 million... how the fuck is that any kind of solid estimate? A whopping $20 million discrepancy? How is that acceptable accounting?

If I were in charge of the spending for a company's events and I came up with a "oh, yanno, somewhere between this cost and double it," I'd not be in charge of it for much longer.

My dear butters, the head of doge was just relieved of his, ahem, duties.
Give this administration a lil bit of slack whydoncha?

 

[coati]

The directors of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade look incredulously at you and slowly shake their heads in disbelief.

Is the Baby Trump balloon float going to be at the Orange Pig's vanity parade?