Majority of Senate Republicans tell Scripps News they will not attend Saturday's military parade

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 5:33 PM, Jun 11, 2025 and last updated 8:55 AM, Jun 12, 2025


On Wednesday, over three-quarters of the Senate Republican Conference told Scripps News they would not attend this Saturday's military parade in Washington.

Scripps News reached out to all 53 Republican senators. 41 said they did not plan to be in town for the event. Nine others have declined to comment, while at least two more say they are still undecided.

So far only one Republican senator, Sen. Roger Marshall from Kansas, has confirmed that he will attend the parade.

As of Wednesday night, Scripps has reached out to all GOP Senators. Other senators told Scripps News they planned to attend family or constituent events elsewhere or said they were traveling overseas.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/scripps-news-asks-republican-senators-if-they-will-attend-saturdays-military-parade

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[Amaryllis]

1. They could go to No Kings as an alternative.

[Canada Kid]

2. WISHFUL THINKING?

Perhaps, just maybe...this is the harbinger sign that the Republican party has the start of many cracks in the foundation, that maybe even some of the characters in the flock have really had enough, cannot stomach the ongoing chaos, maybe feeling guilt over not properly representing their constituencies, letting go of their principles. Hopefully....

[ananda]

3. Does this mean that those low poll numbers are...

actually believable?

[Deep State Witch]

4. Ordered To

They won't - until Orange Jesus orders them to. Then they'll all sit in the stands and cheer him like good little sheep.

[Omnipresent]

5. It will be televised, so no one wants to possibly blow a three day weekend...

Watching trump ingratiate himself.

[Wiz Imp]

6. Earlier this week, POLITICO surveyed 50 HOUSE Republicans and only 7 indicated they would attend.

https://democraticunderground.com/100220385513

Now that even the vast majority of elected representatives and Senators confirm they aren't attending, and the weather forecast is for rain and thunderstorms, I expect actual Parade attendance to be almost nonexistent. A reminder that Trump won only 6% of the vote in DC in November - a grand total of 21,076 votes in a city with a total voting age population of over 550,000. The residents of the city HATE him already. I absolutely believe they are trying to recruit and pay people to show up in the crowd.

[Quakerfriend]

8. I'm surprised that the cantaloupe comb over

hasn’t made attendance mandatory!

[republianmushroom]

7. Embarrassment of ashamed ?

...all 53 Republican senators. 41 said they did not plan to be in town for the event. Nine others have declined to comment, while at least two more say they are still undecided. ...
So far only one Republican senator, Sen. Roger Marshall from Kansas, has confirmed that he will attend the parade.

[slightlv]

9. Of course its roger marshall... sigh. Nt

[calimary]

10. They'd rather not return to the scene of the crime.

“Embarrassment of ashamed ?”

I’d say both, republianmushroom.

[Clouds Passing]

11. The man-child king will not stand for that.