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kacekwl

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6. Looked like a small town event

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 10:12 AM

Jun 15

with porta pottys being the biggest cost other than what the Army spent. I wonder how much money trump got from fraudulent charges to contractors.

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'Where's everybody going?' Confusion as 'hordes' of people exit Trump talk early [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 15 OP

Listless as in the band playing as the Titanic sinks or listless as in the scene in Ferris Bueller's economics class? cstanleytech Jun 15 #1

Funny you should mention the Titanic. louis-t Jun 15 #16

It was boring MadameButterfly Jun 15 #2

Once you see one tank roll by, do you need to see one hundred more? Mawspam2 Jun 15 #3

Exactly! They're all beige vehicles. forgotmylogin Jun 15 #22

I can't speak for all tankers. I know there are some Trumpsters out there. Aristus Jun 16 #32

The annual Bastile Day he saw in 2017 was his inspiration IbogaProject Jun 15 #8

The Bastille Day parade also looks like a waste of money MadameButterfly Jun 15 #11

Talk about an embarrassment the size of the known universe! OMG,the place was empty Bengus81 Jun 15 #4

None of the 'dignitaries' looked very happy louis-t Jun 15 #17

Have you seen a genuine smile from anyone BOSSHOG Jun 15 #23

Hard to place speakers along the route when you only have a $45 million dollar budget to work with. tanyev Jun 15 #5

It would have required thinking about the experience of someone else MadameButterfly Jun 15 #13

Looked like a small town event kacekwl Jun 15 #6

Are any aerial pics of crowd available? Clouds Passing Jun 15 #7

Don't know but if any are released from the Dump admin you can be sure they'll be doctored. mdbl Jun 15 #10

Trump himself looked like he was having a miserable time IronLionZion Jun 15 #9

Hey, they're out of beer. Let's get the truck out of here. twodogsbarking Jun 15 #12

Womp womp! Initech Jun 15 #14

The Craig's list employees were off the clock. live love laugh Jun 15 #15

Where do we go to get the "$1,000 worth of crypto"?? Pinback Jun 15 #19

lol 😂 live love laugh Jun 15 #24

The Trumps are the opposite of the Lannisters in Game of Thrones IronLionZion Jun 15 #26

He will probably post on TS BlueKota Jun 16 #34

During the November 1969 Moratorium march we filled the mall and the side streets with 500,000 people. flashman13 Jun 15 #18

In 1969 US population was about 1/4 what it is today bucolic_frolic Jun 15 #27

I hadn't thought about that. So the equivalent number today would be 2,000,000. flashman13 Jun 16 #31

Waste, Fraud and Abuse in plain sight! mountain grammy Jun 15 #20

Makes me wonder how much Chinese, North Korean, and Russian parades cost ThoughtCriminal Jun 15 #21

I thought the marching guys were very listless Skittles Jun 15 #25

My sister and a friend of hers BlueKota Jun 16 #33

Brass was not into it Mopar151 Jun 15 #28

They had all the overflowing enthusiam of their savior and fearless leader. usonian Jun 15 #29

If Trump doesn't get it now, he never will. Aussie105 Jun 15 #30