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Summary

Trump is planning a $92 million military parade on June 14, 2025—his 79th birthday, Flag Day, and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.

The four-mile event, from the Pentagon to the White House, revives a long-desired spectacle Trump previously canceled in 2018 over costs.

He has since overhauled military leadership, removing top Pentagon officials and replacing them with loyalists likely to support the parade.

D.C. officials, facing pressure from Trump’s federal overreach, have shown little resistance. Critics call it a vanity project amid broader concerns about authoritarian tendencies.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Anyone in the military that goes along with this should be removed for treason

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wow, America, you've really let an old failure of a person -and Russian asset- turn your country into a dictatorship without as much as a whimper.
Who knew it would be so easy to do it that a failed reality TV star could do it?

It's hilarious, yet shockingly sad, to see this in real time.
I mean, yeah, if it was an evil genius then I could see how it could happen, but to a conman like tRUMP? Christ.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

It was kind of planned. They kept making people more and more stupid thinking it will make them easier to control. What they didn't expect is that people will get so stupid they will stop listening to them and choose other idiot instead.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Social media and News brainrot did all the heavy lifting for the last 10 years.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I'm 100% convinced DOGE will stop this as it is not very efficient use of tax money.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago

They'll spin it as necessary and patriotic to lift the spirits of the American people, or some bullshit like that.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Where's DOGE on this waste and abuse?

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, if we could fuck up his birthday party I would be so happy.

[–] imvii 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

30 people along the route of the parade cracking tear gas grenades at the same time would be lovey to see.

This is clearly not worse than J6 and those people are heroes now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Yes, but I don't want to see what the SS will do to people deploying "weapons" near enough to the president.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Sounds like a great time to do massive civil disobedience.

I'm pretty sure the DC cops wouldn't be inclined to step in if a few hundred thousand folks decided to block the parade route.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe you even get someone ran over by a tank. Hmm, that sounds familiar.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I know you're being sarcastic, but I'd point out that it wouldn't be the military handling crowd control; it would be the DC police.

DC and Trump have a long and unhappy history.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/08/washington-dc-push-back-gop-attacks/82789086007/

First article in search.

I'm pretty sure the cops would decide that they didn't want to interfere with a legitimate protest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Depends. Trump is still trying to bring DC police under DHS control.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago
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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 days ago

We could keep another thousand or so federal employees employed for the next year for that, but yeah let’s waste that money for a non-milestone birthday year for an asshole instead.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I should stop paying taxes

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 days ago

So, 3 months in office and we’re already going to waste over $120m for this fucking cunt to play golf on the job and stroke his ego with a military parade? At least they could fire 2,400 people in an unimportant place like the CDC to offset the costs for things that truly make America great. /s

[–] avidamoeba 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like a great opportunity for a massive protest.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The secret service has got to be losing their fucking minds over this. There is literally no way such an event would end well and it's just not practical to secure such a thing.

Wouldn't it be hysterical if Trump's ego was what ended all this?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

So how do veterans feel about this? Lousy ass draft dodger Private Bonespurs forcing the military to prance around in his honor?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Will he get to wear a giant hat? He should also have a fake military outfit with more medals than anyone.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Heil Myself (Springtime for Hitler - Part Two) - The Producers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRlKIO3KE3g

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

I wonder if the military are practicing the goose step

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

What does the efficiency experts say about this spending? Seems a bit of a waste of cash. I mean if we have to fire thousands of people because they cost too much....then why waste it here. We don't need this, we don't need him.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

4 mile stretch. I hope they run out of people the first mile and they have to run to get in front of the parade to make it look like it's full. I hope an eagle shits right on his head too.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I guess the soldiers will like to prepare, train and do the parade for a draft doger.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Who also hates them

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (4 children)

So if all of the military is focusing their effort on this stupid expensive bullshit, what's the most disruptive thing a group of well organized people could do?

[–] OutlierBlue 8 points 4 days ago

Organize a crowd to stand in front of the tanks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Paint the route in pride colours the night before

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

I guess he’s lucky eggs aren’t affordable. Otherwise people might stock up on them for this occasion.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Putin will be riding in the lead tank with trump.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Doubt the leader of the US would share the spot with trump...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag

Eine Parade

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

It'd be an awful shame if a nuclear bomb went off during the parade. The news the next day would probably read: Nuke in downtown DC, nothing of value lost.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I'd say we should throw rotten eggs and tomatoes, but we won't be able to afford that.

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