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I didn't want to infringe on the free speech rights of 3 posters who feel it was a needed show of patriotism.
I didn't want to infringe on the free speech rights of 3 posters who feel it was a needed show of patriotism.4 Choices actually:
- A waste of Time
- A waste of money
- Stroking Trump's ego
- All of the above
They were so excited you couldn't hear them over the road wheels on the Sherman.Some people simply enjoy watching tanks and big guns roll by.
Yes, those Sherman's treads made great noise and drowned out the raucous cheers of the adoring crowds.They were so excited you couldn't hear them over the road wheels on the Sherman.
Those numbers will most like disappoint Trump so I won't pass your message on to him.If you read any news (other than Fox) you would know the 250,000 White House estimate is ridiculously overstated. Crowd estimates by event organizers and news organizations put the figure between 50 and 100 thousand, give or take 20 at either end, which puts it at about 75,000.
That is a fact.
I count on the Constitution to stop Trump when he is wrong.You support a man who tried to subvert the Constitution. But it's cool, because he was stopped.
Trump will always push the envelope of power.So that makes it fine Taco tried to do it?
There is no problem with honoring the military on this occasion. The problem is with a president who demeans the sacrifice of someone like John McCain, pisses on the graves of vets who gave their lives, yet has the gall to stand and salute soldiers passing by.It's the 250th Anniversary of the US Army.
There's a lot of 250th anniversaries that will happen during the Trump administration, so dial back the anxiety. I wouldn't ant you to hyperventilate.
Americans shouldn't accept a leader who attempts to subvert the Constitution.Trump will always push the envelope of power.
Sometimes he will lose. And when he wins., then live with it.
Watch the video for yourself.Yes, those Sherman's treads made great noise and drowned out the raucous cheers of the adoring crowds.
The truth is, Trump ruined the army's quarter-millenia birthday.There is no problem with honoring the military on this occasion. The problem is with a president who demeans the sacrifice of someone like John McCain, pisses on the graves of vets who gave their lives, yet has the gall to stand and salute soldiers passing by.
Some people simply enjoy watching tanks and big guns roll by.
Actually a lot of the money came from the private sector.
Besides the government this....funding sources include corporate sponsors like UFC, Palantir, Coinbase, and Phorm Energy
IIRC, Fort Hood has an open house every 4th of July.And we should pay $20-$45 million for them to do so? Why?
There are other parades and parade days at bases, they can go see them there.
Not many showed up to do so...Some people simply enjoy watching tanks and big guns roll by.
What a total waste of Taxpayers monies and the Military's time, all to stroke the DICTATOR sized ego of KING MAGAT aka draft dodger Donald Trump.
I thought king taco preferred McD's.Better yet, find a Burger King. A better use of your time.
If Biden can spend billions, in just one year, to house, feed, and transport millions of illegal aliens who crossed our southern border, Trump can spend $45 million for a one-day parade.And we should pay $20-$45 million for them to do so? Why?
There are other parades and parade days at bases, they can go see them there.
If Biden can spend billions, in just one year, to house, feed, and transport millions of illegal aliens who crossed our southern border, Trump can spend $45 million for a one-day parade.
Anyone care to justify the billions spent on migrants who should not be in this country?
The Progressives in the audience would probably say that is a good investment for the Democrats in the future.
CBO says illegal immigration surge cost taxpayers nearly $10 billion in 2023
Story by Therese Boudreaux
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(The Center Square) – A new report by the Congressional Budget Office reveals that the millions of migrants who entered the U.S. under the Biden administration cost taxpayers $9.8 billion in 2023 alone.
The CBO’s findings sharply contradict its 2024 estimate that the migration surge would increase federal revenue by $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
Well, go ahead and do something about. Start a campaign to help the hapless Democrats take back the House so that rabid anti-Trumpers can earn their government salaries by drawing up impeachment documents against Trump in 2027. Gives them something to do to focus on instead of seeing a Senator from California rush into a Kristi Noem conference begging to get some attention.Americans shouldn't accept a leader who attempts to subvert the Constitution.
Americans shouldn't be excusing it with "Well, he was stopped so it's all good, I'ma support him."
And they sure as hell wouldn't declare "live with it" had he gotten away with it.
The Constitution is ineffective if the Chief Executive fails to enforce/follow laws and judicial rulings.I count on the Constitution to stop Trump when he is wrong.
I want Trump to win (legally) because he is the duly elected president.
You wrote: "None of that was Biden's fault.".None of that was Biden's fault. If they crossed over, they needed to be processed, fed, housed, transported, etc. Wow...that's one desperate stretch.
They're still entering under TACO and needed to be dealt with, administered, just the same. And what do you think increased ICE operations are costing?What do you think the deployment of the Nat Guard and Marines unnecessarily cost at the immigration protests?
You wrote: "None of that was Biden's fault.".
Who the heck are you trying to gaslight? Why couldn't Biden have done what Trump did to stop the flow of illegals into our country? Biden had the same Executive Order power to get Border Patrol and troops down there to physically prevent illegals from coming in and he didn't do it. And you're bitching about $45 million for a parade while illegals cost the country billions to let them in?
WHERE IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW MUCH WASTE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CAUSED OVER FOUR YEARS?
I cannot say how much money (of the estimated $45 million price tag), but it looks as if the entire tab was not picked up by outside, corporate interests.Cite the bold please.
If there was a crime committed by the Trump Administration when funding the parade, then someone should file a lawsuit. You know the Dems are not shy about filing a suit through one of the slanted Federal judges ready to attack Trump.I cannot say how much money (of the estimated $45 million price tag), but it looks as if the entire tab was not picked up by outside, corporate interests.
Saturday’s military parade in Washington celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army was sponsored by at least four brands that have strong financial and political ties to President Trump, raising questions about whether the event benefited his allies and supporters.
Attendees who sought relief from the sweltering heat on the National Mall found free cans of a new energy drink brand sponsored by Dana White, who is the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and one of Mr. Trump’s staunchest allies.
Palantir, the data analysis and technology firm whose contracts with the federal government are expanding, and Coinbase, a cryptocurrency firm that donated to the president’s inauguration, also sponsored the event. Oracle, a database company whose co-founder is a close friend of Mr. Trump’s, received a shout-out on Saturday as a sponsor.
U.F.C. was mentioned as a sponsor during the military procession and on the event’s website, but its spokesman said in an email statement that the company was not a corporate sponsor and that Mr. White had supported the program in his personal capacity.
Federal regulations prohibit the use of public office for the private gain of officeholders or their friends, relatives or nongovernmental affiliates, said Richard W. Painter, who served as the chief ethics lawyer in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush.
“The parade is being used for advertising by these entities with close business ties to the president,” Mr. Painter said in an interview. “You’re in a situation where the U.S. government has been used to endorse a product.”
If he had been Mr. Trump’s chief ethics lawyer, he added, he would have not wanted the sponsorships at all. Such an arrangement would be acceptable only if the companies were to pay for the entire event, Mr. Painter said, allowing the government to host the celebration without paying any tax dollars. The military parade was estimated to cost up to $45 million.
The White House did not respond to a question about how much Mr. Trump’s allies had paid to advertise their products and services but directed the inquiry to America250, the commission that hosted Saturday’s events. America250 did not immediately respond to requests for comment....
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