Donald Trump’s military parade was an undeniable failure, but apparently, the small crowds may have been due to pathetic party planning.
Amanda Moore, a journalist who spent 11 months undercover with the alt-right, filmed the crowds of swirling onlookers Saturday—but as she explained, they were in the wrong place.
“The marketing material said the entrance was on 14, but in reality it was on 12 St and you had to go through this pen for two blocks. Everyone who was around to answer questions was an asshole, too.
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In a video taken by Anarchy Princess, an activist best known for messing with Peter Navarro, Trump supporters and other attendees swarmed around a large street where they couldn’t actually see the parade, and were promptly ushered out of the viewing zone.
President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade over the weekend and blamed it on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, biographer Michael Wolff revealed.
Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast that Trump wanted a “menacing” show of force to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday on Saturday—but got a “festive” parade instead.
“He’s p---ed off at the soldiers,” Wolff said. “He’s accusing them of hamming it up, and by that, he seems to mean that they were having a good time, that they were waving, that they were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial face rather than a military face.”
As thousands of soldiers flanked by tanks made their way past empty bleachers along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., social media users pointed out that the soldiers were marching out of sync, and the muted atmosphere appeared to match the gloomy weather.
In a lengthy exchange, with ICE Deputy Field Director Bill Joyce, Reps Nadler and Goldman are denied the ability to visit the 10th floor. Joyce says it's not a detention facility it's just a place ppl are housed for several days w/out beds.
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@photomusi Couldn’t even cut the “cheering” off to make it sound realistic haha #trump#militaryparade#speech ? original sound - Photomusic
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FINAL RESULTS: 13.14 million showed up to 2,300+ No Kings protests nationwide. Political Scientists' "3.5% Rule" says that wen 3.5% of a population shows up to resist a dictator, his rule always collapses. We're at 3.8%.
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
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Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
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So if you work at ICE, you don't have to wear a mask if you do wear the shirt you won at the Royal Caribbean Limbo Contest?
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Hi all.
I saw this on Bluesky, too.
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FINAL RESULTS: 13.14 million showed up to 2,300+ No Kings protests nationwide. Political Scientists' "3.5% Rule" says that wen 3.5% of a population shows up to resist a dictator, his rule always collapses. We're at 3.8%.
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Watch tRumpy try to take credit for this