President Donald Trump Hero a horribly exensive military Parade in Washington, DC, on your birthday. Trump and his senior officials stopped in a stage at the National Shopping Center behind two tanks, before two major digital flags. Bands and military troops, some in horses, some in vehicles, some in tanks, others in Howwolzers, marched in the streets. So did some robot dogs. A team of parachute army jumped down. The helicopters flew. The drones flew. There were many, many tanks.
The show was announced as in honor of the 250 Birthday of the US Army., And the planners made an admirable effort to sell this fiction, with processions designed to honor the key times in US military history. Actually, the event, only part of Trump’s administrations was fixed, Government effort of one billion dollars So that the leader feels good about himself.
The weekend package, which some administration officials referred as a “Donald Trump’s birthday parade” behind closed doors, fulfilled the wish of the president of a great military parade. Starting in the Pentagon in Virginia, the troops in the parade, which honored the revolutionary war, the civil war, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Global. War on terror -I had to walk for about two and a half miles.
Trump sat next to his wife Melania Defense Secretary Pete Hegseeth. At some points, Trump was alone in the front on stage, such when he greeted the troops marching as the 1st Cavalry Division. At another time, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was photographed yawning in C-Span. The military officers shown in C-Span spoke with reverence about the war against terror.
At the end of the event, Trump stopped on a podium on stage and swore in 250 new or forwarded troops. “Welcome to the United States Army and have a great life,” Trump said after reciting the oath of enlistment. “Thank you very much. You have a great life.”
After two hours, the event reached its logical conclusion: political speeches. JD Vance Letterly was first. “June 14 is the birthday of the army,” said Vance. “It is, of course, the birthday of the president of the United States and happy birthday, Mr. President.” He has delivered the laughter of the night. “It is also my wedding anniversary,” he said before immediately putting the stage.
Finally, Trump spoke. He praised the army and armies of years. “Our soldiers never surrender, never give up and never renounce. They fight, fight, fight and win, win, win,” Trump said, in what seemed an obvious reference to his own statement of “fighting, fight against the ERGA Butler, Pennsylvania, turning a campaign event last year.
“We are the most popular country in the world at this time,” Trump said. “Our country will soon be greater and stronger than ever.” He said that the United States is “blessed beyond the words for this valuable legion of army warriors.”
He continued: “It does not matter obstacles, our warriors will charge the battle. They will have lunch in the melting pot, and take over the crown of victory, because the United States of America next to the grace of the Almighty. Get everyone.
Trump stood up for a moment with his wife, Melania, before Trump’s campaign, Lee Greenwood’s regular, sing “God bless the United States” (Trump and Greenwood sell a Bible together. “” Happy President, “Greenwood said in one
When he finished, attendees began to sing happy birthday to Trump near the stage.
Even before the speech component, C-Span food cools an environment that alternated between the military recruitment video and the Softcore Trump propaganda. Video reproduced several times from Trump giving speeches. Occasionally, a small banner said: “Video courtesy of America 250”. The non -profit organization America 250, which is helping to organize the ongoing public financing campaign celebrated by the country Tasks about Trump’s allies And one of his campaign agents.
Corporate America did its part. “A special thanks to our sponsor Lockheed Martin”, The MC said Around 6:30 pm, shouting the largest defense contractor in the United States. Later, the MC thanked “our special sponsor Coinbase”, the exchange of cryptocurrencies. President Trump loves crypto – he reported in his financial dissemination on Friday that Made $ 57 million In the last months of 2024 after he and his family launched their own cryptographic exchange, World Liberty Financial. (That was before launching its own meme $ Trump).
Around 7 pm, the large number of screens shown by US flags became logos for UFCThe mixed martial arts business. Later, the MC thanked the “Palantir Special Sponsor”, a hired contractor to help Trump Compile data on Americans In federal agencies.
Military delivered drinks from the sponsor Form Energy – a New drink By Anheuser-Busch and the CEO of UFC Dana White, In the taste shouts freedom.
Rock Music was the soundtrack of the parade, including “Thundetruck” of AC/DC, the section of the war against terror. There were instruments of the song of the “Barracuda” and “Enter Sandman” heart of Metallica.
The military parade was supervised by the American commander in chief as hey Conducts militarized repression About immigrants in Los AngelesCalifornia, driving protests. He sent to the troops and Marines of the National Guard, not because it is not the necessary presence to maintain peace, but as a sample of strength, and as proof of operations in other states and cities, if the president feels angry when launching the issue, probably illegally.
2,000 locations throughout the country, The protesters celebrated a day of “No Reyes” To express his anger towards the president. Some 20,000 people gathered in the center of Los Angeles, without flinching for the use of the police or non -lethal weapons in previous protests and the president of the president sending troops.
The police left the protesters only for much of the day, but they deployed tear gas in the Atlanta area and arrested eight people, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
For an event that closed much of the Washington DC center, closed the key roads and, according to the reports, cost even $ 45 millionThe promise of an exhibition of the military power of the United States, which coincided coinciding on Trump’s birthday, did not take exactly the legions of his fans. INSEAD, The Crowd of Supporters, Service Members,
In front of the central stage, a crowd according to a medium -sized concert gathered in view of Jumbotons. The lawn that surrounds the Washington monument, which have organized innumerable inaugurations, protests, concerts and meetings, were largely a united overflow space.
When the TV transmission showed the crowd along the parade route, they were scarcely filled. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Issued permits For 250,000 people for the National Mall Festival and the Military Parade. An air parade of historical military aircraft flew over the National Shopping Center, crossing a course from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Memorial that, despite the clear anticipation of the crowds by the organizers of the event, was a field and field and countryside and countryside and field field and field field and field and field field and field. Field.
He thought that rock music exploded on television, the parade was disturbingly calm. One Video posted in X It shows tanks scrubbing beyond the almost silent crowds, playing like a supermarket cart that needs fat.
The military parade made for television seemed expectation, but not necessarily impressive. Meanwhile, millions of people participated in “No Reyes” parades on Saturday throughout the country.
As the DC military parade took place, hundreds of protesters stopped outside the federal building in downtown Los Angeles. People had been dancing, before hundreds of police surrounded the square of four blocks without prior notice or announcement, which led to a tense confrontation,
