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JayhawkSD

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1. Don't get me wrong, I despise Trump as much as you do.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2018, 09:51 AM

Apr 2018

But bashing him for doing what virtually every president who came before him did is ridiculous.

Bashing him by saying that he admires and enjoys reviewing the military is absurd.

I am a veteran, US Navy, and I "stood in review" many, many times. I didn't hate it, didn't care one way or the other. It's part of the job. Standing for a presidential and foreign dignitary review would have been something of a kick.

"[T]he president has a deep affection for military pomp and circumstance." Guess what, so does the military. They probably welcome the President giving them an opportunity to engage in it.

Let's bash Trump over real things. There are plenty. Let's not engage in silly trivia.

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