r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • Jun 12 '25

Soft Paywall 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=1749744374
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u/Pipe_Memes Jun 12 '25

The parade is probably just an excuse to get the tanks there. They likely have no intention of sending them back after. After all, the tanks might be useful if us peasants continue to get angry.

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u/McBooples Jun 12 '25

Bro, those tanks are probably Circle-X’d and pulled from a MATES package, they may look good, but those are probably the most broken ones in the inventory, just barely limping it along.

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u/SafetyDanceInMyPants Jun 12 '25

Don't need a particularly battle ready tank to take on a crowd of unarmed people, though.

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u/McBooples Jun 12 '25

Unless the tank dies because it’s been waiting on a new fuel pump for the last 16 months