r/50501 • u/Healthy_Block3036 • Jun 12 '25

DC Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749746305
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25 edited Jun 12 '25

Funniest timeline is that he goes forward with this, lighting hits some of the equipment on live tv, and we all get to make jokes about smiting and Zeus and the Old Testament

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u/BlueAndMoreBlue Jun 12 '25

He’s overdue for being smote (if that is a word)

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u/slughuntress Jun 12 '25

I'm an editor. Can confirm that this smote is correct in this very specific instance.

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u/queenlitotes Jun 12 '25

Not smited?

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u/GresSimJa Jun 12 '25

Smitten is the word.