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BumRushDaShow

(160,656 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:58 AM Jun 2025

Stage is set and tanks are arriving to celebrate Army's 250th anniversary on Trump's birthday

Source: USA Today

June 7, 2025, 6:25 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON – The stage is being set – literally – for the military parade June 14 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Construction workers are erecting a stage along Constitution Avenue near the White House. Steel plates have been embedded in the asphalt to protect roads from 140,000-pound tanks. And the tanks themselves – and other military vehicles – have begun arriving by train.

"The Army's 250th birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime event," Col. Kamil Sztalkoper, a spokesperson for the III Armored Corps, said as one of the trains left Fort Cavazos in Texas bound for Washington, D.C. "This is a chance to see our soldiers, our leaders and the world-class force on full display in our nation's capital. We look forward to being a part of history."

The day-long festival along the National Mall will feature a parade and fireworks display. The parade will include about 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft, according to the Army. Trump told NBC News the cost – budgeted at $30 million and potentially rising to $45 million – is “peanuts” compared to celebrating “the greatest military in the world.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/07/tanks-arrive-army-trump-birthday-parade/84093080007/



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Stage is set and tanks are arriving to celebrate Army's 250th anniversary on Trump's birthday (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 OP
Shame shame shame on a US military officer spouting Trump lies and propaganda. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #1
Yep, this is what I fear. We underestimate the number of Americans. Walleye Jun 2025 #3
Yes the stark and shocking reality hits us more each day. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #7
The scary thing is they have successfully dehumanized "illegals". They aren't even people to maga anymore. Walleye Jun 2025 #8
It's not just illegals. It is all POC, women, LGBT. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #9
It's Democrats and RINOs too. MAGA hates anyone not them. dem4decades Jun 2025 #18
It's all of us. They want us dead. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #60
Yes most of us being dead ticks all the boxes for them. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #68
Those in the regime bdamomma Jun 2025 #52
This way to celebrate would be to give everybody the day off. I don't think they enjoy these parades. Walleye Jun 2025 #2
In Mary Trump's book she said that Don Jr. was considering joining the military Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 #4
Poor little junior doesn't even have a mind of his own Walleye Jun 2025 #6
Just like Trumps POS father did with Mary Trumps father for wanting to fly Bengus81 Jun 2025 #21
Trump isn't celebrating the military, he's using the military to celebrate himself. sop Jun 2025 #10
And the media will bend over and report it's just for the army, celebration Walleye Jun 2025 #11
That's the part most people are missing COL Mustard Jun 2025 #19
Trump could give a shit about the Army's 250th anniversary. hadEnuf Jun 2025 #33
Repairs to the streets from the heavy armor will cost us millions. alfredo Jun 2025 #56
They are just Props for his show. thought crime Jun 2025 #41
The felon bdamomma Jun 2025 #54
Sad. Evilness while aid cuts kill people. Onthefly Jun 2025 #5
Imagine the deafening clatter dozens of 70-ton tanks will create driving across all those steel plates. sop Jun 2025 #12
". . . as one of the trains left Fort Cavazos in Texas . . . " AverageOldGuy Jun 2025 #13
All flights into/out of Washington National Airport . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 2025 #14
Another over-the-top birthday present from Trump to Trump. democrank Jun 2025 #15
The only way DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #29
Disgusting! He's a madman. mountain grammy Jun 2025 #16
The orange ignoramus is going to announce something at the parade Javaman Jun 2025 #17
Wow Javaman, DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #30
what worries me is this... Javaman Jun 2025 #37
Trump and his CABAL DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #44
I am hoping for rain. pwb Jun 2025 #20
how DISGRACEFUL! orleans Jun 2025 #22
It'll really be something to watch the MSM ceremonially fellate him for his birthday Orrex Jun 2025 #23
What a vile narcissist nt NEOBuckeye Jun 2025 #24
My wild-eyed conspiracy theory is that this isn't about the anniversary or his birthday. TheBadWolf Jun 2025 #25
TRUMPS BIRTHDAY PRESENT guss Jun 2025 #26
Is it wrong... cab67 Jun 2025 #27
Couldn't he just play with his toys in the sand box? Same thing. They could televise it. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #28
That's what I was thinking Bayard Jun 2025 #42
Hands are the right size, head too. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #47
Fucking gross. I do not want fucking fascist military parades on US soil. Initech Jun 2025 #31
Geez, don't they want to deploy some of these to LA? WestMichRad Jun 2025 #32
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army CountAllVotes Jun 2025 #34
On its 250th anniversary the U.S. Army will administer a coup de grace to democracy in America by kissing Hotler Jun 2025 #35
I'm just waiting for one or more of the tanks to fall through the streets. As heavy as these things are, it's bound SWBTATTReg Jun 2025 #36
Idiot boy doesn't understand that there are subways under the streets of DC William Gustafson Jun 2025 #66
Huge waste of money and resources mdbl Jun 2025 #38
You know what doesn't belong in the United States, MAGA? This fascist bullshit! Initech Jun 2025 #39
Very Putinesque IronLionZion Jun 2025 #40
Unlike everything else he has done since Jan. 20, 2025 Dem4life1970 Jun 2025 #43
Shameful waste of taxpayer dollars. HPM Jun 2025 #45
Will Kristi Noem johnnyfins Jun 2025 #46
Bets on Trump, the draft dodger, donning a military outfit? LiberalLovinLug Jun 2025 #49
Remember what happened to Sadat alfredotomato Jun 2025 #48
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #70
That stupid bdamomma Jun 2025 #50
Bread and fucking circuses ... Straw Man Jun 2025 #51
This must be a big building. The videos I've seen are companies of Tanks and (Troops) of Bradley's underpants Jun 2025 #53
If Trump imposes Martial Law the military is in place. nt doc03 Jun 2025 #55
It'll be interesting to see how the vehicles get COL Mustard Jun 2025 #57
Can some protestors just block the route and stop this thing? lees1975 Jun 2025 #58
Fuck Trump and fuck those military brass bastards who kissed his fucking ass. Autumn Jun 2025 #59
Are the tanks going to stick around for the Fourth? tonekat Jun 2025 #61
Trojan Horse Schmice3 Jun 2025 #62
Disgusting TimeToGo Jun 2025 #63
What a waste of money & fatigue on the roads. William769 Jun 2025 #64
Make sure to get tickets and not show up. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #65
My t-Rump derangement syndrome is flaring up. trusty elf Jun 2025 #67
NO KINGS!! mwb970 Jun 2025 #69

Irish_Dem

(75,282 posts)
1. Shame shame shame on a US military officer spouting Trump lies and propaganda.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:05 AM
Jun 2025

They have sold their souls to the fascist devil.

Walleye

(42,620 posts)
3. Yep, this is what I fear. We underestimate the number of Americans.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:14 AM
Jun 2025

Who have fallen head over heels in love with Putin/Musk/Trump. How about using some of those millions to pay the hard-working federal employees that Elon fired

Irish_Dem

(75,282 posts)
7. Yes the stark and shocking reality hits us more each day.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:21 AM
Jun 2025

That Trump is just the symptom of the rot and decay in the heart of the US.

So many people adore a rapist, criminal, psychopath.
And love the idea of fascist rule.

Walleye

(42,620 posts)
8. The scary thing is they have successfully dehumanized "illegals". They aren't even people to maga anymore.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:24 AM
Jun 2025

They think inhumanity has become their duty

Irish_Dem

(75,282 posts)
9. It's not just illegals. It is all POC, women, LGBT.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:36 AM
Jun 2025

Many in the US are now second class citizens.
Targets of abuse, hatred, ridicule.
Threats of jail, death, etc.

And the MAGA cult loves it. They get off on it.

Yes it appears the US has become a nation of psychopaths.

bdamomma

(69,050 posts)
52. Those in the regime
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:46 PM
Jun 2025

are the inhumane treasonous POS. This will not end well for any of us. Stand strong.

Walleye

(42,620 posts)
2. This way to celebrate would be to give everybody the day off. I don't think they enjoy these parades.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:13 AM
Jun 2025

And did anybody question why on earth Trump would be celebrating the army. Which he didn’t join when he had a chance and none of his relatives did

Rhiannon12866

(243,562 posts)
4. In Mary Trump's book she said that Don Jr. was considering joining the military
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:17 AM
Jun 2025

And his father said he'd disown him.

Bengus81

(9,444 posts)
21. Just like Trumps POS father did with Mary Trumps father for wanting to fly
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 10:15 AM
Jun 2025

for airlines. That family is so fucked up there's no repairing it.

sop

(16,175 posts)
10. Trump isn't celebrating the military, he's using the military to celebrate himself.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:00 AM
Jun 2025

COL Mustard

(7,589 posts)
19. That's the part most people are missing
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:49 AM
Jun 2025

The Army's 250th birthday is in fact a once in a lifetime experience, and a significant milestone that we should be celebrating (I say that as a military retiree and a current Fed working for the Army). But this parade was never the Army's idea, and the absence coincidence makes it grotesque, IMO. But that's just me.

No, I won't be attending any of the festivities.

hadEnuf

(3,408 posts)
33. Trump could give a shit about the Army's 250th anniversary.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:08 PM
Jun 2025

He wants to show his "power".
Or worse, set up a garrison. Let's see who leaves after the festivities.

Onthefly

(1,055 posts)
5. Sad. Evilness while aid cuts kill people.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:18 AM
Jun 2025

The mad king and his minions will be glorifying death and destruction. We will resist this inhumanity. No Kings! No Tyranny!

sop

(16,175 posts)
12. Imagine the deafening clatter dozens of 70-ton tanks will create driving across all those steel plates.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:15 AM
Jun 2025

Not to mention the jets overhead, missile trucks, marching bands and all the rest. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Constitution Avenue while this is going on. Besides, Trump's plans always go awry; something unforeseen will happen to turn this "parade" into a disaster.

AverageOldGuy

(2,989 posts)
13. ". . . as one of the trains left Fort Cavazos in Texas . . . "
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:15 AM
Jun 2025

Fort Cavazos was originally Fort Hood, named to the Confederate insurrectionist General John Bell Hood, a Confederate general during the American Civil War. It was later renamed to Fort Cavazos in 2023, honoring the late General Richard Cavazos, the first Hispanic four-star general in the US Army.

Just wait -- SECDEF Hogsbreath will rename Fort Cavazos, if he has not already.

AverageOldGuy

(2,989 posts)
14. All flights into/out of Washington National Airport . . .
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:18 AM
Jun 2025

. . . have been cancelled or re-routed for the duration of the parade because of the presence of military aircraft and paratroopers.

Now -- here's the big question: WILL THERE BE SUCH A PARADE ON TRUMP'S BIRTHDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM? WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IN 2026, 2027, AND 2028????

Javaman

(64,542 posts)
17. The orange ignoramus is going to announce something at the parade
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:35 AM
Jun 2025

And it won’t be good. Especially in light of his over the top reaction to the protests in Los Angeles

Things are speeding up

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
30. Wow Javaman,
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 12:48 PM
Jun 2025

my thoughts exactly...........Like maybe the covert assembly of Military might and 6K soldiers being amassed to prepare to defend White House, Capitol, USSC, for him to announce implementation of Insurrection Act, ignoring Posse Comataus Act, and declaring Martial Law???????
Only fitting that on his birthday, be it a day of infamy, for Trump's installing himself as a tyrant dictatorship in the United Corporations of America......and in preparation for him celebrating it every year on this date............Our first clue, will be what the 6,000 soldiers are wearing in the parade.......Military Dress Uniforms, or all of them in FULL OUT battle gear, and sporting gas masks and helmets, along with their assault weapons.......That will certainly be enough of a "Tell" for me.....

Katie Bar The Door..........

Javaman

(64,542 posts)
37. what worries me is this...
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:52 PM
Jun 2025

I'm only going to assume something here.

I would think, when soldiers parade here in the US, they aren't issued live ammo.

I hope someone checks on this on the day of before the parade starts.

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
44. Trump and his CABAL
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:23 PM
Jun 2025

seemingly are the last few days, accelerating their push for any act to be an "Insurrection" so he can go for his enabling the insurrection act and Martial Law............it has gone to beyond scary. The protest in California maybe had 1-2 hundred and Trump just sent thousands of military??????
Of course LA is just a hop skip and jump for the 6K military already at the Mexican Border......

I am beginning to smell a RAT about June 14th..............

orleans

(36,423 posts)
22. how DISGRACEFUL!
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 10:20 AM
Jun 2025

but what can we expect from dirty donnie the douchebag who will be beating off as he watches the tanks roll by just like dear leader parades in NORTH KOREA! hope he gets so excited he has a fucking heart attack

TheBadWolf

(63 posts)
25. My wild-eyed conspiracy theory is that this isn't about the anniversary or his birthday.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:18 AM
Jun 2025

Both of those things are a convenient cover for moving troops and equipment to DC at the same time he has effectively enacted martial law against protesters. This piece of shit is waging war against his own country and he's turning the city into even more of a fortress.

guss

(247 posts)
26. TRUMPS BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:20 AM
Jun 2025

January 6 was for Trump, and now He gets June `14th all tied up in a loving Traitorous Birthday bow.

Sieg Heil, Mien Fuhrer!

Is the Happy Birthday MAGA Song.

cab67

(3,489 posts)
27. Is it wrong...
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:42 AM
Jun 2025

...that I kinda want something to go wrong?

I am NOT referring to any sort of incident that would hurt or kill people. At all. I do NOT want anything like that to happen.

I'm thinking more about vehicles toward the front of the parade breaking down or colliding with other vehicles. (They'll be moving slowly, so injuries are unlikely.) Something that stops the parade and makes Trump look stupid.

twodogsbarking

(15,961 posts)
28. Couldn't he just play with his toys in the sand box? Same thing. They could televise it.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:51 AM
Jun 2025

Everyone would watch. Trump lives for attention.

Bayard

(27,120 posts)
42. That's what I was thinking
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:56 PM
Jun 2025

Just play with his little toy soldiers, and leave the country alone.

Initech

(106,395 posts)
31. Fucking gross. I do not want fucking fascist military parades on US soil.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 12:59 PM
Jun 2025

Fuck Donny dictator!

Hotler

(13,442 posts)
35. On its 250th anniversary the U.S. Army will administer a coup de grace to democracy in America by kissing
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:39 PM
Jun 2025

the ring of fascism.



SWBTATTReg

(25,712 posts)
36. I'm just waiting for one or more of the tanks to fall through the streets. As heavy as these things are, it's bound
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 01:46 PM
Jun 2025

to happen.

Initech

(106,395 posts)
39. You know what doesn't belong in the United States, MAGA? This fascist bullshit!
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:32 PM
Jun 2025

Fuck Donny and his stupid parade!

IronLionZion

(49,950 posts)
40. Very Putinesque
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:35 PM
Jun 2025

like something out of Russia, China, North Korea, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, etc. not the USA

Dem4life1970

(969 posts)
43. Unlike everything else he has done since Jan. 20, 2025
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:01 PM
Jun 2025

....THIS will definitely lower prices for ordinary Americans. This is what his voters voted for....

HPM

(24 posts)
45. Shameful waste of taxpayer dollars.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:43 PM
Jun 2025

WTF is it with Trump’s narcissistic ego that he needs a giant stupid military parade to massage it? The $$ would be better spent committing him to an institution for the criminally insane where he belongs.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,518 posts)
49. Bets on Trump, the draft dodger, donning a military outfit?
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:26 PM
Jun 2025

I think he will. Complete with all kinds of shiny medals

bdamomma

(69,050 posts)
50. That stupid
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jun 2025

fuck thinks he's Kim Jong Un. He needs a strait jacket, he is a threat to all of us.

underpants

(193,187 posts)
53. This must be a big building. The videos I've seen are companies of Tanks and (Troops) of Bradley's
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:51 PM
Jun 2025

Soldiers and their equipment will be housed in a Department of Agriculture building and a warehouse owned by the General Service Administration. Chow will consist of two MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) and one hot meal per day.

One hot and a cot.

COL Mustard

(7,589 posts)
57. It'll be interesting to see how the vehicles get
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:20 PM
Jun 2025

From The Pentagon to the parade staging area. Memorial Bridge has a 10-ton weight limit and I know the Abrams tank weighs in at around 70 tons. Bradleys, while lighter, still weigh in at more than 25 tons. I just hope (sincerely) that this doesn't cause a catastrophic accident. I'd hate to see Soldiers injured or worse for this man.

lees1975

(6,773 posts)
58. Can some protestors just block the route and stop this thing?
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:24 PM
Jun 2025

Should be able to put enough people out there to prevent them from clearing the streets.

Schmice3

(302 posts)
62. Trojan Horse
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:00 PM
Jun 2025

After what Trump did today in Los Angeles, I don't believe for a minute that those tanks and troops will be in DC just to celebrate the US Army's birth. Today was a warning. Wait until June 14th. He'll invoke the Insurrection Act.

travelingthrulife

(3,344 posts)
65. Make sure to get tickets and not show up.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:44 PM
Jun 2025

I have tickets for me and my dog Jasmin. I will be in San Diego protesting these monsters.

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