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wnylib

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15. Of course he'll be in a uniform. Standard fashion wear for dictators.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:20 PM
13 hrs ago

I'm more concerned about what he'll say than what he'll wear. I expect him to announce a "national security emergency" due to the protests in LA and use that a an excuse to declare martial law.

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Will he go full Gaddafi? Renew Deal 14 hrs ago #1
ROFL, Gaddafi actually did serve in his country's military before overthrowing their government IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #20
I immediately thought Gaddafi lapfog_1 12 hrs ago #27
I would humbly submit that he'd better not. dchill 14 hrs ago #2
No, Trump will wear his usual wrinkled ill fitting blue suit--maybe his Red hat. riversedge 14 hrs ago #3
With a tie long enough to dab his little mushroom Grim Chieftain 12 hrs ago #19
Or maybe the white one, he does think he's God or the real pope... blue_jay 12 hrs ago #21
He might wear a pressed suit for such a special occasion, PatSeg 12 hrs ago #47
General waste more land Walleye 14 hrs ago #4
He'll probably show up MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #5
This parade starts at 6:30 and lasts an hour, so they say. It's dinner time, no/a few watchers to this travesty. SheilaAnn 14 hrs ago #8
Seriously?! MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #12
Ah, but he'll have the videos PatSeg 12 hrs ago #50
The danger is homegirl 11 hrs ago #55
I'm going to watch the Mass earlier in the day, I'll be all tuckered out. Plus, the media will be showing this crap for SheilaAnn 10 hrs ago #63
Well in all fariness.... sdfernando 12 hrs ago #28
No f*ing way Krasnov is standing in review... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #40
Especially after 18 holes of golf Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #62
🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 9 hrs ago #65
Read that he never won a medal in that military school he attended, but borrowed one to allegorical oracle 11 hrs ago #53
Kim Don Dong - in full uniform with a chest full of medals. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #6
That's probably about right YoshidaYui 11 hrs ago #51
That's what he wears during "personal" time Nigrum Cattus 11 hrs ago #54
Unfortunately he will probably wear the same suit Johonny 14 hrs ago #7
If he does, the full dictatorship is on. brush 14 hrs ago #9
uh. The dictaorship IS on johnnyfins 13 hrs ago #13
We're not quite there yet as the courts, even some trump appointed judges... brush 13 hrs ago #16
The costume + Krasnov wearing it... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #37
What do you have against the soldiers? jmowreader 12 hrs ago #41
It's already here... MiHale 12 hrs ago #26
No quite, but we're on cliff's edge. The only thing saving us are some judges, some appointed by trump himself. brush 12 hrs ago #30
Ahh, yes the accountability is so apparent... MiHale 12 hrs ago #32
Whaddya want? I said it's close but not quite. Even the judicial system forced them to bring back Abrego Garcia. brush 12 hrs ago #44
My magic 8-ball sez Disaffected 13 hrs ago #10
I won't rule this out malaise 13 hrs ago #11
It's so funny you added that pic MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #14
Couldn't resist malaise 13 hrs ago #18
Of course he'll be in a uniform. Standard fashion wear for dictators. wnylib 13 hrs ago #15
OMG - that never occurred to me. It'll be Idi Amin/Papa Doc/Gaddafi come to life again. Vinca 13 hrs ago #17
Nah, ain't gonna happen. DinahMoeHum 12 hrs ago #22
Hope history repeats... MiHale 12 hrs ago #29
. . .or at least rhymes. . . DinahMoeHum 12 hrs ago #34
My hope . . . otchmoson 12 hrs ago #23
No, he won't LogDog75 12 hrs ago #24
I'll take "What will Krasnov wear to his "Guilty Pleasure Parade?" for $1000, Alex... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #35
Nah. He probably can't even find that Purple Heart that sucker gave him. Grokenstein 12 hrs ago #25
Coward Bone Spurs::: I always wanted to get a Purple Heart. This was much easier. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #49
I'll bet my house he doesn't, and I love my house. Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #31
Trump does not want to salute the military. He wants the world to see the military salute him. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #33
I don't think Melanoma would be in his dream. 14-yo Ivanka maybe. nt Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #39
Truth democrank 12 hrs ago #46
Special medals made for TACO? Old Crank 12 hrs ago #36
Trump actually earned some 'medals' in his military school. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #43
That's not what I read (my post is above). One of his fellow students said he allegorical oracle 11 hrs ago #56
That would be shocking news, eh? Norrrm 11 hrs ago #60
Maybe Putin has one he can loan Trump rurallib 12 hrs ago #38
My money's on this getup... sop 12 hrs ago #42
I'm going to assume his handlers would stop him from doing that jmowreader 12 hrs ago #45
TACO Trump, Cadet Bonespurs, Vonshitzinpantz, red dog 1 12 hrs ago #48
Well being that I am not American and certainly will not watch one minute of it, Bev54 11 hrs ago #52
Well I'm hoping for a torrential rain storm directly over DonOld! HeartsCanHope 11 hrs ago #57
I woke up from my coma in the morning, but it weren't yesterday morning. I aint taking no sucker bets. Noodleboy13 11 hrs ago #58
Appearing in military uniform bigtime 11 hrs ago #59
Idi Amin in orange face. jls4561 11 hrs ago #61
"I hereby demand that every soldier salute my French Fry Certification Pin!" tanyev 10 hrs ago #64
Exquisitely tailored? Retrograde 9 hrs ago #66
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