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Bernardo de La Paz

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1. Most spectators were dressed as bleachers or grass

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 01:29 PM

Jun 15

Estimates of 10K. Park officials (probably passed loyalty tests) said 50K. Steven Cheung of the White House said 250K. On a 7000 foot route that would be 35 people per linear foot, or 105 people deep (3 ft space per person) the whole route. Ridiculous.

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Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 15 OP

Most spectators were dressed as bleachers or grass Bernardo de La Paz Jun 15 #1

The math -- rawr Tetrachloride Jun 15 #3

It's worse than that. The viewing route for the Parade was on Constitution Avenue from 23rd st to 15th st Wiz Imp Jun 15 #8

I'd be curious as to what made him sit down. Tetrachloride Jun 15 #2

This so-called parade was a major failure LetMyPeopleVote Jun 15 #4

They're called "bleachers" to make sure everyone there is white. Qutzupalotl Jun 15 #5

I think that's from the first inaugural parade in 2017. rsdsharp Jun 15 #7

it is. WarGamer Jun 15 #10

you do know that's a 7 year old pic right? WarGamer Jun 15 #9

I didn't see much of this nonsense, but one of the vee-hicles I saw in the "perade" rsdsharp Jun 15 #6

So is Trump surfered Jun 15 #11

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 16 #12

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