Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released.
Hey DOGE, I found some wasteful spending.
That'd make an ok protest sign.
A reminder that Q1 25 federal spending under Trump has increased over Biden's Q1 24 spending. A reminder that tariffing the fuck out if the world will only exponentially increase spending.
Not that anyone pro-Trump/conservative actually cares about reigning in spending. It's all an excuse to punish brown people and poor people.
These are the same assholes who claim they want small government then cheer government curtailing rights when it's something they didn't like (women's rights, religious freedoms, sending people to prisons in foreign countries). Government spending is just a magic word they use for "things I don't know about or don't care for"
Don't forget expanding the welfare state so the "welfare queen" companies can loot the taxpayers dry with no barriers.
Trump will have to care about the debt. A lot of it matures soon and needs to be renewed, but his antics caused the rates to spike so it's going to cost bigly. Or ignore it and break the entire system what'll be even more fun. It'll be entertaining to watch either way.
This guy is going to show up with a bunch of ornamental medals on his blazer pretty soon
"Hit ball into the rough" medal
Maybe he'll wear the purple heart that one guy handed him a few years ago.
Full uniform with fake gaudy regalia.
That back 9 was rough
So I guess Trump's "I'm not planning for a military parade" statement was another lie. What a surprise.
It's a surprise birthday parade, he doesn't know about it.
At the risk of asking a dumb question, isn't parading military units down public streets the sort of thing communist dictatorships do?
I know I've seen video of this sort of thing from places like North Korea and Soviet Russia, can't say I've really seen it from the states.
and fascist dictators too. so it is more of a dictator fetish
And now a fetish of dickless-tators too.
It's a dictator thing regardless of alleged political ideology.
Yes, although it has nothing to do with communism and everything to do with dictatorship, ultra nationalism and the strongman image.
Yeah, basically. It's treating the countries service members and equipment as personally owned property to play with.
Everything that they said would come true under communism has come true under capitalism
Many countries have military parades. Not just dictatorships. France has a military parade on Bastille Day. It’s a tradition started in 1880. The Netherlands has one during Veterans Day, Mexico on Independence Day and Italy during Republic Day to name a few.
That isn't a dumb question. It's a correct observation.
They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th anniversary festival on the National Mall and the newly added element — a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.
The Army anniversary just happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14.
What an infuriating coincidence.
I had a faint hope our military wasn't garbage enough to gargle Trumps balls but this is pretty telling. I guess I still cling to some kind of childish naivety.
He fired the leaders who had a backbone and replaced them with sycophants, who have no respect for the constitution and democracy.
Where did all of those people go after being fired? Surely they can't be ok sitting idly by and watching this all unfold...
Every person in every role in every system makes their own decisions. We're all just people. It happens that, in the military, there's a very firm habit backed up with some enforcement, of always deciding to do just whatever the person "above" you tells you to do, but that habit gets broken sometimes. During times of political or systemic upheaval, it gets broken a lot more than it would seem like.
The military people will certainly show up and gargle, no question. But they'll also think it's an incredibly stupid activity to be part of, and they'll remember that he was the one that ordered them do it, and they definitely won't remember him fondly for it as events get more and more chaotic and exciting in the months and years to come. Personally I'm in favor of him doing as much of this stuff as possible.
I agree with everything you said but the people who think all this shit is stupid have....HAVE to do something if things swing the way it usually does under a regime trying to become authoritarian. It's the grunts that will be important. They can't just follow orders and just be alright with it. If most are just fine with being very stupid authoritarian tools, all is lost.
It's not what this country was meant to be but we keep bending over for the turds that ruin or end peoples lives.
It would be a perfect way to stage a military coup though.... You've got a reason to have thousands of troops on hand, military vehicles and armaments of various kinds.
I'm not saying the military has any assertions on staging such an act, and it definitely would not be as desirable as the judiciary or the legislative branch holding him accountable. But... It does seem like a pretty good opportunity to exploit Trump's egomaniacal desire for puffery.
I don't really thing we have a functional government anymore so the justice system doesn't really exist except for poor people. Poor people like myself just get to eat all the turds shat out by the current justice system that's controlled by people with money. Trump's ability to escape treason charges taught me that. There's never been a bigger traitor in the history of this basic removed country. The biggest sign of this country's sickness is that a greasy, sleazy, orangish, spraly tan hair slicked back used car dealer was elected for a 2nd time.
On top being a dicktorial huge waste of money, the M1 Abrams is an extremely heavy tank to use on roads that haven't been well maintained. Given his habits and hissy fits,the Donvict is going to stick whatever mayor for the bill to repair those roads. This was one of the reasons the Pentagon denied tanks last time for a parade request and proposed Striker Vehicles instead. He got mad as he does in his man child ways because he wanted the big tanks . Probably wants soldiers to do the high heel kick march as is tradition when preparing for a world war. The higher the kick the higher the success rate.
Sorry have to disagree on your last sentence there. The Wehrmacht didn't kick particularly high - unlike in Soviet tradition
as is tradition when preparing for a world war. The higher the kick the higher the success rate.
And that's probably why they lost! Gotta get that hip flexion going!
No waste, fraud, or abuse here. No siree.
Sounds like a great day for mass protests
he so jealous of Putin's birthday parades he wants to emulate.
I think he was inspired by the French défilé when he was invited during his first term. The Pentagon said no then because tanks would rip up the streets in DC. Looks like this time he successfully captured the Pentagon and other agencies to get what he wants.
We'll see about that.
Here's the chance for a coup...
100,000 people should show up and all of them moon him.
I don’t mind being shot standing up for what’s right, but I don’t want to be shot in the ass.
The White House is denying reports that it plans to hold a military parade in Washington on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June. But now claim it would be held on June 14, which happens to be the birthday of both the U.S. Army and the dictator-in-chief. Krasnov wanted the Pentagon to explore staging a military parade in the nation’s capital in his first term, after witnessing Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. “I don’t know. We’re gonna have to try and top it,”
Everytime he says "I don't know" you can replace that with "I feel insecure."
I wouldn't mind celebrating Bastille Day. Krasnov can be the centerpiece of the occasion. CHOP
Seems like a good day to.protest
Only if you want a bunch of military goons saying that the protest is against the Army.
Trying as hard as he can to enforce a cult of personality.
Instead of poisoned kool-aid, suffocation by spray tan.
I hope magats rot for voting for this bullshit
I could have sworn this was a fake story, if this is actually real we have gone full North Korea...
So many guns will e parading near him that day... sure hope there's no accidental shots...
A couple of thousand well planned and well aimed shots would be ideal.
Sure do hope none of those tanks has a canister round loaded by accident...
Fuck this guy and his cronies. Fuck them right in the egg McMuffin
Why not 6660 soldiers? Or just one up Revelations and go with 6666 soldiers. The revolution may not be televised, but the end times will.
I’m a little surprised they didn’t got with 1488 soldiers.
Thank you Dear Leader for having the strength, courage, intelligence, and selflessness required to bring the change needed to follow in the footsteps of great and powerful nations such as The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Thank you Dear Leader for all that you do and have done, including not yet sending me and my family to die in a labor camp. Glory to The Supreme Leader and to the party.
The Germans liked parades too, back when they were goose-stepping across Europe
3rd world immigrants watching the 3rd world dictator experience come to the US lol.
Next the Pentagon will release a national we love the American government song lmao
Coincidentally, Trump’s birthday this year and the 250th anniversary of the US Army fall on the same date. If the parade is for the military and not for Trump it’s not really that unreasonable.
Cult!!!!!!
Trumps Triumph Parade
He'll be wearing orange-face to represent himself as the god Trump.
Well we know where to show up and boo.