Donny had a Birthday Party Parade
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No this isn't North Korea. Yet. But Mad King Don had himself a special birthday party at a cost of an estimated $45 million, that Donny has previously described as 'peanuts'.
Dressed up as a commemoration of 250th anniversary of the US army, coinciding with Donny's 79th birthday, Donny held a special military parade that dictators are typically so fond of. Isn't he a big boy.
What did US tax dollars get for this? Fuck all. It was a total washout. Donny's worst fear of low crowds of course was realised with empty stands, and a completely underwhelming and wasteful display of force and authoritarianism.
When Donny came on stage for his birthday speech, the US Army band played “God Save The King”, I shit you not. Surely a dig at the 2000 protests happening today.
Of course, as it was really all for Donny, it was for sale and littered with sponsorship promotions. It was an abject failure.
Let's take a look at the low turnout pics:






Donny's Big Boy Stand
Credit: Associated Press
No-one to be seen here
Credit: Instagram
Virtually Empty
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Constitution Avenue, low turnout
Credit: Alex Wroblewski AFP via Getty Images
Empty Roads
Credit: Instagram
Looking sparse..
Credit: Instagram
Now let's compare that to the crowds at the literally thousands of No Kings day protests held all across the US:













No Kings Protest
Credit: Reuters
ST-LOUIS
Credit: Instagram
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
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Baltimore
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Denver
Credit: JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images
Credit: Instagram
LA
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St. Louis
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LA
Credit: ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images,
Credit: Instagram - Sarah Silverman
No Kings - Tear Gas fired on non-violent protesters in LA
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Donny on the Shitter Wins the Internet
Credit: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/giant-statue-trump-sitting-toilet-35394382
On Donny's special day I'd like to say a big Fuck You - you total clown show piece of shit.