- United States
- Fla.
- Letter
Trump’s wants to throw a 79th birthday present to himself by having a military parade.
* The Constitution warns against leader worship. America’s founders feared the very idea of military glorification of one man.
* It’s a misuse of military resources, costing over $90 million, is a logistical nightmare and will cause city infrastructure damage.
* Parade rehearsals will pull active-duty forces from essential training and missions.
* Trump’s has a record of disrespecting the military and those that served, raising moral concerns about parading troops in his honor, when he did not serve.
* This would mirror regimes like North Korea, Russia and China, not democracies.
* Such an event risks eroding the military’s apolitical stance. Past military parades honored major victories, not individuals.
* It Creates a domestic security nightmare. Large crowds, visible military assets and political tension make this a high-risk target for terrorism or civil unrest.
* The stock market is crashing, his administration is forcing through trillions in tax breaks for billionaires, and they’re gutting services millions of Veterans depend on. This is not the time for a massive, expensive, ridiculous parade! SAY NO TO TRUMP’S PARADE!