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Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade over the weekend and blamed it on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, biographer Michael Wolff revealed.

Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast that Trump wanted a “menacing” show of force to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday on Saturday—but got a “festive” parade instead.

“He’s p---ed off at the soldiers,” Wolff said. “He’s accusing them of hamming it up, and by that, he seems to mean that they were having a good time, that they were waving, that they were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial face rather than a military face.”

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 135 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is how Trump treats the US Army soldiers who were forced to march in front of Trump for a day that was supposed to celebrate them and their accomplishments.

Thank you to the US Army for trying to pit something together that would be fun for US citizens. If it weren't for Trump smearing his shit all over everything I'm sure plenty more would have turned out to show their support as real Americans celebrating real patriots rather than the fascists so many US soldiers have died fighting against.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 96 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Didn't see much of it but the uniforms and equipment from every era was hella cool. They actually made it about army history, not a goose-stepping show of force.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Drumpf isn't a fan of history, or learning.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Frankly, it’s just about the best way the Army could have handled this whole thing.

Always remember: the vast majority of the US Army is very, very good at malicious compliance. I’m pretty sure the E4 mafia grants you an unofficial Malicious Compliance MOS once you make that rank.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There are two types of people who survive decently in the military. Those who can find every loophole and can maliciously comply, and those who allow themselves to be completely broken and reshaped into perfect compliance by the system.

Many people believe the second group is more common, but it’s really not, since those people tend to be in lower ranking positions. Bullet catchers and the like.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 61 points 1 day ago

This is precisely why Trump is so angry

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 8 points 23 hours ago

I bet the parade could have been well executed and vibrant. My guess is that the organizer deliberately botched things when they got word about Dinky Donnie wanting to be the centerpiece. Donald really shouldn't be an 'Era', not the kind to be proud of, at any rate.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

Oh dang, I might have to go watch it now XD