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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump's Military Parade
https://prri.org/spotlight/military-parade-in-d-c-draws-public-opposition-ahead-of-army-and-trump-celebrations/Most Americans (76%) oppose spending $45 million to hold a large parade of soldiers, weapons, and combat vehicles on the streets of Washington, D.C., in celebration of the Armys 250th birthday and President Trumps birthday, including 48% who strongly oppose, compared with only 21% who are in favor. Solid majorities of Democrats (93%) and independents (80%) oppose the military parade, as well as a slim majority of Republicans (52%). Even among Americans who hold favorable views of Trump, a slim majority opposes this event (52%).
Vast majorities across all religious groups oppose this military parade, although opposition is higher among non-white religious Americans and the religiously unaffiliated. More than eight in ten Hispanic Catholic (87%), Black Protestant (85%), other non-Christian (84%), and religiously unaffiliated (84%) Americans oppose the parade. Opposition is high among both Hispanic Protestants (78%) and Jewish Americans (78%) as well. While white Christian groups express less opposition, roughly two-thirds or more of white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (72%), white Catholics (65%), and white evangelical Protestants (64%) oppose this military parade. While still a majority, Latter-Day Saints (55%) are the least likely to express opposition.
Even among Trumps most ardent supporters those Americans who qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents and Sympathizers solid majorities oppose the military parade (58% and 62%, respectively). Opposition is much higher among those who qualify as Christian nationalism Skeptics (80%) or Rejecters (95%).
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More at the link. Please rec this so a lot of people see it. I wish I could post it in LBN, but there's that rule against posting polls there.
Emile
(43,290 posts)highplainsdem
(63,115 posts)FirstLight
(15,771 posts)woulld be nice of that made a bit of difference...but he's hell bent on this...
SheltieLover
(81,741 posts)moonscape
(5,796 posts)SheltieLover
(81,741 posts)ShazzieB
(22,886 posts)But it sure feels good to me to know most Americans are opposed to this.
Any sign of sanity in the populace of the U.S. is encouraging to me.
SheltieLover
(81,741 posts)AverageOldGuy
(4,177 posts). . . on June 14, 2026; 2027; and 2028?
Ping Tung
(4,370 posts)B.See
(8,875 posts)ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)ShazzieB
(22,886 posts)Of course, he'll just claim there was a huge crowd no matter what ... like he did with the first inauguration.
I'll never forget how gobsmacked I was when he did that. But were all used to his tricks now, so we can be ready to laugh at him if he makes a fool of himself lying sbout the turnout sgain.
ShazzieB
(22,886 posts)I think the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army is his excuse this time, an that's an excuse he won't have again. I hope to hell this is the only one of these we'll have to put up with!
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Submariner
(13,439 posts)Neil Armstrong gets a parade.
A yellow bellied draft dodging coward does not get a parade, especially by the military who the coward called suckers and losers. Fuck him.
Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Donald "5 bone-spur deferments" Turd, you're no Alvin York.
JI7
(93,908 posts)Magoo48
(6,739 posts)They need to see our numbers and hear our voices, consistently, for as long as it takes.
Buns_of_Fire
(19,222 posts)He liked military parades, too. Until he didn't.
Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)making peace with Israel
Jack Valentino
(5,252 posts)GRRRRRR
And I still hope, that some prophet driving an M1A1 tank will turn his or her tank, into the "ellipse"....
liberalla
(11,223 posts)orangecrush
(31,182 posts)Emile
(43,290 posts)oasis
(54,005 posts)BeerBarrelPolka
(2,173 posts)here with a member who supported this parade. Sickening.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)
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