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UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 06:49 PM Aug 2025

KRASNOV was disappointed by his Army parade, wants the Navy to do it over

Unfortunately, the few of my shipmates from 50 years ago and the USN vets at the VFW have turned out to be wingnuts and now MAGAts. Plus BANNON and the replacement for Art BELL, George NOORY, not to mention the Swiftbots, and I think their ghostwriter Jerome CORSI. So a muntiny ain't likely on this bounty of public funding and tyrant ego.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/trump-was-disappointed-by-the-army-parade-on-his-bday-and-wants-to-try-again

Trump Was ‘Disappointed’ By the Army Parade On His Bday and Wants to Try Again

President Trump will reportedly have another big boy military parade later this year. ....

The president was reportedly so disappointed by the marching — the marching specifically — that he is planning to throw himself another tyrant parade, this time featuring the Navy. The Wall Street Journal has this gem of a nugget in a new report on how Trump has become bolder in his autocratic tendencies during his second term:

"Trump has also pushed the optics of the presidency in a monarchical direction, holding a military parade in June for the Army’s 250th birthday. Officials had thwarted a similar one in his first term by arguing it would look like a third-world spectacle. After the Washington parade, Trump told aides he was disappointed with the marching, and the U.S. Navy is trying to plan a bigger celebration this fall, hoping for a shimmering spectacle with seacraft, administration officials said."

The Navy will also mark its 250th anniversary in October, but has not yet announced any plans to celebrate the occasion. Sounds like they’re gonna throw themselves a birthday party whether they want to or not.

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Abnredleg

(1,266 posts)
2. The 250th Navy Anniversary Celebrations started in January
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 07:12 PM
Aug 2025

There are all sorts of events planned, and planning began before Trump became president, just like the Army celebrations were planned during the Biden administration. It’s the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the Army and Navy - of course there were going to be lots of celebrations. Yes, Trump will make it about him but it would still have occurred if Harris had one.

https://www.navy.mil/Navy-250/Events/

Abnredleg

(1,266 posts)
4. The OP suggested the Navy hadn't planned any celebrations
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 07:28 PM
Aug 2025

I was addressing that point.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
8. I am the OP. I made no implication of that. It all turned on what KRASNOV would make of whatever.
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 07:59 PM
Aug 2025

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
12. Well, there have been boat (not ships) MAGAt parades at the lake in Austin, TX, with some drunk
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:41 PM
Aug 2025

dunkings with fatalities, and what, some boat MAGAt parades in where-else-Florida. Like the "TRUMP train" crap of 2020?




jmowreader

(53,394 posts)
11. The last time they had a Trump boat parade it didn't turn out so well
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:00 PM
Aug 2025

And let me get this straight...he is sad about how bad the marching was, so he's going to have a do-over parade featuring a service that doesn't march once the troops get out of training?

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