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underpants

(191,017 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:20 PM Wednesday

Is there going to be a crowd at the parade on Saturday?

Or does it matter?

Maybe DC’ers and the DMV area shows up but will there be a big crowd?
Trump just wants images of him standing over the waves of tanks and Bradley’s.

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Is there going to be a crowd at the parade on Saturday? (Original Post) underpants Wednesday OP
Probably a few select MAGAts Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #1
It's a multimillion dollar photo op C_U_L8R Wednesday #2
I think he just wants the spectacle of Himself presiding over the big parade. Ocelot II Wednesday #3
Remember he claimed it didn't rain on his first inauguration underpants Wednesday #16
Two DU members said they'd protest in DC Sat, but I do NOT HOLD them to it. I want them to be safe. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #4
Agree strongly. According to the No Kings protest website they've made the intentional Mike 03 Wednesday #15
It's supposed to rain. Klarkashton Wednesday #5
If it does rain somethingshiny Wednesday #6
There appear to be ads out for seat fillers for this event LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #7
Those advertisements are usually fake. bearsfootball516 Wednesday #8
The ad is satire n/t GenThePerservering Wednesday #10
There may be rain on trump's parade LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #9
He'll move it inside underpants Wednesday #13
He'll ensure there are bodies there, one way or another, despite the weather Torchlight Wednesday #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Wednesday #12
Easy to do with AI, right? Hekate Wednesday #14
They claim they expect "hundreds of thousands" of MAGAts there. BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #17
If this parade is cancelled, I will be smiling LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #18
The National Weather Service is now predicting an 85% chance of rain and thunderstorms during Trump's Vanity Parade LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #19

C_U_L8R

(47,473 posts)
2. It's a multimillion dollar photo op
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:23 PM
Wednesday

Actual crowds don’t matter when you have AI and Photoshop. And a weak media to do your bidding.

Ocelot II

(125,172 posts)
3. I think he just wants the spectacle of Himself presiding over the big parade.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:23 PM
Wednesday

Anyhow, thunderstorms are predicted for Saturday afternoon and evening. I'd like to see some photos of him standing in the rain with his wet stringy hair hanging down and his soaked baggy blue suit. Or maybe a bolt of lightning.

underpants

(191,017 posts)
16. Remember he claimed it didn't rain on his first inauguration
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 05:41 PM
Wednesday

Everyone jokes about his obvious lie about the crowd size but it always cracked me up that he immediately re-wrote what we all saw about the freaking weather.

He claimed it THAT DAY if memory serves



Bernardo de La Paz

(56,338 posts)
4. Two DU members said they'd protest in DC Sat, but I do NOT HOLD them to it. I want them to be safe. . . . nt
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:27 PM
Wednesday

Mike 03

(18,484 posts)
15. Agree strongly. According to the No Kings protest website they've made the intentional
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 05:35 PM
Wednesday

decision NOT to hold an official protest in DC, and are asking people to think about attending the Philly protest or another protest instead. It's incredible the number of protests expected. There's even one where I live, a town of around 15,000 (being vague on purpose).

LetMyPeopleVote

(164,650 posts)
7. There appear to be ads out for seat fillers for this event
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 01:02 PM
Wednesday

I remember that trump used actors to make it appear that there was a crowd for his first event at trump tower. It seems that trump is hiring seat fillers for this event

Seat Fillers Needed - June 14th - Constitution Avenue - DC

Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) 2025-06-11T13:12:54.206Z



bearsfootball516

(6,585 posts)
8. Those advertisements are usually fake.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 01:07 PM
Wednesday

I've seen a version of that post that gets doctored up every time a big event happens from Dems or Republicans to make it look like they're trying to pay for attendants.

Torchlight

(4,834 posts)
11. He'll ensure there are bodies there, one way or another, despite the weather
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 03:18 PM
Wednesday

Losing face in front of a national audience is the one red line of his I feel safe calling an Absolute.

Response to underpants (Original post)

BlueTsunami2018

(4,423 posts)
17. They claim they expect "hundreds of thousands" of MAGAts there.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:06 PM
Wednesday

So I’m assuming there will be something of a crowd.

LetMyPeopleVote

(164,650 posts)
19. The National Weather Service is now predicting an 85% chance of rain and thunderstorms during Trump's Vanity Parade
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 04:49 PM
13 hrs ago
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