Like Bastille Day but with Trump
Trump is finally getting his big Parade of Sojers along with a Nürnberg-style rally starring himself.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt gave details Wednesday on a makeover of the traditional Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to accommodate a speech by President Donald Trump at the Lincoln Memorial.
A day after Trump officially began his re-election campaign in Florida, Bernhardt said the July 4 events will include the military parade Trump has wanted since being impressed by the July 14 Bastille Day festivities in Paris he attended in 2017.
They call him “sir,” you know. Did you know that? They do. The generals call him sir. If you ask him he’ll do a re-enactment for you.
In a release, Bernhardt, whose department includes the National Park Service, said the National Independence Day Parade along Constitution Avenue NW from 7th Street to 17th Street NW will feature marching bands, a fife and drum corps, floats, military units, giant balloons, equestrian and drill teams and more” in a “red, white and blue celebration of America’s birthday!”
As opposed to previous July 4 events on the Mall, this year’s will also include a flyover by military jets, Bernhardt said.
In other words it will be militaristic and fascist-leaning in a way that is new and abnormal and highly undesirable.
Some previous presidential observations:
In 2008, President George W. Bush hosted a naturalization ceremony at the White House for 72 new U.S. citizens from 30 countries, the Park Service said.
In 2010, President Barack Obama hosted a barbecue on the south lawn of the White House for 1,200 members of the military and their families.
I prefer those.
GOD THE VULGARITY
I know.
Maybe someone could offer him a nice tumbrel ride? It just might increase attendance of the parade, too. Biggest ever?
Ooooh! I know the perfect balloon to include…
https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/jul/13/the-moment-trump-baby-blimp-lifts-off-video
Is this actually more a trick to make him think he’s getting his wish? Don’t they always have armed services marching bands, etc.? And didn’t he want tanks and stuff? Every two-bit auto race has a military jet flyover, so adding that doesn’t seem like a huge deal.
He’ll no doubt make it a disgusting spectacle, but it seems very scaled back from what he originally wanted.
maybe if everyone who doesn’t love him edited his name out of every mention . . . instead of reporting “Trump said” or “Trump tweeted” just say ” The Whitehouse Press agency said/tweeted” . . .
The big question is, with his obvious dictator-envy in full flow, will he be wearing a ‘yuuniform, a great yuuniform’ dripping with milk bottle-top foil medals?