The parade no one came to.

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The parade no one came to.

Trump finally got his dream. 6,000 soldiers. 128 tanks. A row of flags. A pathetic spectacle staged for TV optics. An audience you could count without taking off your shoes. At best, 3,000 people showed up.

At one point, he looked ready to cry. The tank treads squeaked, echoing down empty streets as the microphones went live and the cameras rolled. The grand moment arrived, but no one came.

Even his own people couldn’t hide it. The cameras caught Pete Hegseth sitting next to him, scowling, visibly irritated to be there. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was yawning repeatedly. Kristi Noem sat there shaking her head like she was bored. It looked less like a celebration and more like a hostage tape.

Meanwhile, across the country, between 7 and 15 million people poured into the streets.

Over 2,100 protests unfolded across the nation under a simple banner: No Kings.

Most cities flooded with Americans who still understand we don’t crown kings here.
While one man staged his fantasy parade, the nation turned its back. The speeches in the streets drowned out the tanks.

Trump’s parade: no applause, no loyalty, no audience, just squeaky wheels echoing through empty bleachers and streets while the republic gathered elsewhere.

You can’t manufacture reverence. You can’t demand respect. You can’t stage a parade big enough to cover the absence of legitimacy or your feeble attempt at power. Real power belongs to the people.

History will record both moments. Only one will be remembered with pride.

I saw a North Korean Kim Jong-un parade today. It was massive compared to Trump’s small, quiet, empty birthday party. Poor little guy. He should’ve taken a page from the dictator and forced everyone to attend. It would’ve played better on TV. 🇺🇸