Aw. The "behind the scenes" tales of what MAGAts endured for the Trump parade are just SO sad. SO sad. SO. SAD. [View all]
Trump threw this military parade for himself. He turned 79 on Saturday, and his gift to himself was to spend tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to roll tanks through the streets of D.C. It’s been his unfulfilled dream since his first term, and since the Army was already planning a celebration of its 250th anniversary, Trump big-footed their plans and ordered the Pentagon to tie the Army’s event to an authoritarian-style showcase of America’s soldiers and weapons of war.
It was a very long and uncomfortable day. The Army festival started at 11 a.m., and the parade didn’t begin until 6:30 p.m. Thousands of people and families of all ages stood in long, slow-moving lines on the National Mall to get through security for the festival in oppressively humid heat. And then did it again for the parade, except this time the line went on for blocks.
The result? While Trump and other VIPs sat in relative comfort, the parade attendees ― whether MAGA faithful or just military aficionados ― were thrown into an environment seemingly designed to drain their energy before the headlining events. And as the day wore on, they were increasingly surrounded by boisterous anti-Trump protesters.
People could get water once inside the festival, but food was scant, save a couple of ice cream vendors and some free lollipops tossed on a table. There was barely any shade. Children still had fun, climbing inside helicopters cockpits and atop tanks where parents posed for photos with their toddlers aiming massive guns. It was crowded, but certainly not at max capacity. For all the lines to get in, it was easy to walk around. Up front, rows of chairs set up by the main stage sat empty.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-military-parade-miserable_n_684efd8ee4b03c462a0510f4
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