Crypto, camo and karaoke: Trump’s military parade surprised everyone and impressed no one
In Washington D.C., what was expected to be a grand military display instead resembled a modest Fourth of July celebration. Tanks rolled in. Soldiers marched. But it rained. The crowds were thin. And the energy, by many accounts, was low.
Timed to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary—and, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s 79th birthday—the parade was meant to be a show of force and patriotism. Instead, it became a battleground of narratives, playing out both in the streets and across social media.
A parade… sponsored?
As units paraded by on Constitution Avenue, a narrator’s voice gave brief histories of each division. That same voice paused regularly for sponsor mentions.
“With thanks to our sponsor, Lockheed Martin,” it said,…
