Did you watch any of Trump's birthday parade?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (229914)
Walnut Creek, California
June 29, 2025 11:54pm CST
Its weird to see what actually happened on Donald Trump's 79th birthday. He envisioned a Soviet- or N. Korea-style military parade got something that was kind of boring. Or even funny.
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
30 Jun
@LadyDuck I just wanted to make sure it was clear, because too many people are misinformed and believe this was Trump's idea. It wasn't.
Trump simply honored the Army's request that Joe Biden already approved. There's nothing more to this story than that.
No desire for a show of power. No indication or "proof" that Trump wants to be dictator. No ill intent. It was just a parade requested by the Army for their 250th anniversary approved by Joe Biden.
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
30 Jun
Just pointing it out, since the real story will probably never be told in comments, that Joe Biden approved the parade in July 2024 after the Army requested it. It was not Trump's idea, and it just so happens the Army's birthday is the same date at Trump's. It is important to me to make sure the record is clear here.
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@celticeagle (179090)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Jul
It was unhinged and reminiscent of Russia.
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@TheHorse (229914)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul
@celticeagle It was pathetic.
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@wolfgirl569 (121582)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Jun
I have not watched any of it and won't
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@wolfgirl569 (121582)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Jun
@porwest He oked demonstrations and history information. Not a parade. Rump added that.
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@TheHorse (229914)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul
@wolfgirl569 Jim was misinformed. You are correct.
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
30 Jun
The parade was in honor of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, and was approved by former President Joe Biden in 2024. It was not about a show of military force and it was not to celebrate Trump's birthday. I honor and support our troops, and that's all this parade was about.
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@LindaOHio (199302)
• United States
30 Jun
Democracy HAS to survive. Americans won't stand for anything else.
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
1 Jul
@TheHorse Where am I misinformed other than Trump made the parade bigger? What I said was absolute fact. It was not Trump's idea. That's a fact. It was not for a show of power. That's a fact. It was requested by the Army in July 2024 and approved by Biden. Those are also facts.
@porwest (106626)
• United States
30 Jun
That was why the American people did not vote for Kamala Harris who was not ELECTED by anyone to be the Democratic nominee. The democratic process was ignored, and she was chosen, not elected, to run in Biden's stead.
Just to make sure we're clear about how important our democracy is and who was NOT following it.
In a democracy (which we are not, actually, by the way) one ELECTS their leaders. We don't have them hand picked for us.
Also, just to be clear about the parade. It wasn't Trump's idea. It was requested by the Army in July of 2024 and Joe Biden approved it.
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@arunima25 (92170)
• Bangalore, India
30 Jun
There was so much of talk about this parade and mostly criticising it or ridiculing it. Well, it seems that it didn't turn out as he planned and was a big flop. He made a big fool out of himself. But then he got the headlines..he achieved his goal.
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@GardenGerty (165565)
• United States
1 Jul
I saw some still clips. He looked bored.
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@celticeagle (179090)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jun
Did you see the look on his face? I almost felt sorry for him.
I Don't know what's going to happen to our nation but I sure hope the Democrats get their heads on straight and get things back on track. I also hope the judicial system continues to keep him reined in. Justice to the immigrants.
I want so much for things to get back to normal. How long can things spiral out of control?
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@celticeagle (179090)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Jul
@TheHorse .......he needs to be removed.
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@TheHorse (229914)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jul
@celticeagle I think it will be by the 25th Amendment, not by impeachment.
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@abhi_bangal (7603)
• Ahmednagar, India
30 Jun
He already proved that during canvassing and after getting power it was underlined.
Disclaimer: Not to be seen with the current scenario 
"Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely".
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@abhi_bangal (7603)
• Ahmednagar, India
1 Jul
@TheHorse I knew about this man only after he became the president. But had seen him during the WWE once or twice.
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@TheHorse (229914)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Jul
@abhi_bangal I never really followed WWE.
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@JudyEv (362000)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jun
There was none of the 'smartness' of European parades. The troops seemed to be almost just strolling along. It wasn't very impressive from an outsider's point of view. Heaven forbid that you become a dictatorship under Trump! That's too awful to contemplate.
Edit: have just watched the link. It all looks a bit pathetic.
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@Shiva49 (27493)
• Singapore
1 Jul
@TheHorse The present POTUS seems to have his way steamrolling without any apparent opposition unlike his predecessors. That is what I discern from recent happenings.
The allies of the US seem lost how to react to the ever changing scenario. They are treated less than honorably unlike earlier times.
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
30 Jun
For the record it was not a birthday parade. Trump's birthday just happens to be the same day as the Army's birthday, and it was in celebration of the Army's 250th birthday, which was requested BY the Army in July of 2024, presented to and APPROVED BY former President Joe Biden.
But of course, we don't have a real news media to actually tell you it wasn't Trump's idea and Joe Biden gave the go ahead on it.
Because...well...the truth always gets in the way of the stories one wants to tell, of course, and we just can't have that, now, can we?
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@porwest (106626)
• United States
1 Jul
@TheHorse No need to check facts. I stated the facts as they are. You are trying to play semantics because Trump made the parade bigger. It has NOTHING to do with who asked for it, who approved it, and what its purpose was.
YOU wanted to make its purpose Trump wanting to show power like a dictator, comparing it to North Korea.
Those aren't the facts. A show of power or a desire to be a dictator had nothing to do with the parade. And again, it wasn't even Trump's idea to DO the parade in the first place.
@xander6464 (45359)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Jul
I loved watching him look like he was about to kill himself. I also loved the lack of crowds.
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