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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,188 posts)
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 12:29 PM Feb 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Location, time period selected for Trump military parade.

According to an official with the Department of Defense, the parade will be held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and will likely take place anywhere from late 2019 to the middle of 2020. Trump and several other senior White House officials will be asked to attend and will be given an up close and personal view of the parade grounds via van transportation provided by the installation.

The official noted that Fort Leavenworth had "a wide assortment of tanks, helicopters and various other heavy armaments." He added that following the parade, Trump would be asked to stay for a "yet to be determined" amount of time in order to get a better appreciation of Fort Leavenworth's best known resources.

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BREAKING NEWS: Location, time period selected for Trump military parade. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 OP
So basically after he has been kicked out of office. sunonmars Feb 2018 #1
And jailed at Leavenworth, yup ... mr_lebowski Feb 2018 #3
Love this :-) all of them doing a perp walk into prison! redstatebluegirl Feb 2018 #2
The proposed floats leave a little to be desired in terms of creativity, I have to say. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 #4
Lol. Goood one JDC Feb 2018 #5
And his crowd size will be record-breaking!! No really! Millions and millions cheering. n/t rainin Feb 2018 #6
I imagine millions of people worldwide will take to the streets to celebrate LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2018 #15
Too good malaise Feb 2018 #7
No goose-stepping allowed .. DemoTex Feb 2018 #8
thank you!!! definitely needed that!! niyad Feb 2018 #9
He can have his Parade Flipz Chipz Feb 2018 #10
You get a heart for that one, Tommy. crazylikafox Feb 2018 #11
Well thank you! nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 #12
In fact, he's getting another. Ligyron Feb 2018 #22
Just the kind of 'pick me up' I needed. Thanks! ffr Feb 2018 #13
Laying the groundwork for the 2020 election and beyond. SpankMe Feb 2018 #14
Trump and his inner circle will attend in uniform. lpbk2713 Feb 2018 #16
Start planning now for the Million Clown counter-march jmbar2 Feb 2018 #17
LOL - fantastic! From your lips to God's ears! Rabrrrrrr Feb 2018 #18
minngal marieo1 Feb 2018 #19
...following the parade, Trump would be asked to stay for a "yet to be determined"... PatrickforO Feb 2018 #20
You're getting the idea. Ligyron Feb 2018 #23
Leavenworth is 35 miles from where I live ... rustysgurl Feb 2018 #21

Flipz Chipz

(4 posts)
10. He can have his Parade
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:38 PM
Feb 2018

Right after Vietnam Veterans have theirs
Right after Persian Gulf Veterans have theirs
Right after Desert Storm Veterans have theirs
Right after Afghanistan Troops return home and have theirs.

SpankMe

(2,959 posts)
14. Laying the groundwork for the 2020 election and beyond.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:13 PM
Feb 2018

The parade is a dose of nationalism to give right-wingers boners in the run-up to the 2020 general election.

If they want up to 2 years to plan this "parade", I think they're going to make it a big one.

Speaking of big one, I can't think of a bigger more tempting target for terrorism. The cynic in me thinks that Trump is deliberately trying to provoke a terrorist attack in order to give him an excuse for military action - and the uptick in popularity that comes with it - so he and the Repubs can firm up their grip on power.

jmbar2

(4,902 posts)
17. Start planning now for the Million Clown counter-march
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:58 PM
Feb 2018

Imagine 100,000 clowns in a parade across town.
- Scary clowns, funny clowns, pink hat clowns
- Kazoo and banjo marching bands
- Art cars
- Weapons of mass hilarity

PatrickforO

(14,585 posts)
20. ...following the parade, Trump would be asked to stay for a "yet to be determined"...
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 03:21 PM
Feb 2018

By that time, given the scope of Mueller's investigation and the mountains of evidence they've amassed, I'm thinking the 'yet to be determined' time will be a prison sentence, and the 'appreciation of Fort Leavenworth's best known resources' might be from within a cell.

Hey, that Federal Penitentiary is just down the road from Fort Leavenworth! Trump could get a real up close and personal perspective...

rustysgurl

(1,040 posts)
21. Leavenworth is 35 miles from where I live ...
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 03:30 PM
Feb 2018

I would attend that particular parade if I had to crawl on my hands and knees.

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