Trump's July 4th celebration sounds like a salute to Trump

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/24/opinions/donald-trump-july-4th-salute-to-america-obeidallah/index.html

I think it's safe to say that President Donald Trump wants this July 4th to be all about him. At least that's the impression I got reading his Sunday morning tweet about the summer holiday celebration he is planning: "HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will be called "A Salute To America" and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite President, me!"

While it'd be wonderful if Trump's proposed event was actually about celebrating the founding of our country, given Trump's tendency to make nearly everything about himself, this seems highly unlikely.

Trump's tweet reveals details about the celebration he has in mind. He's promising to organize "one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C." at the Lincoln Memorial -- complete with a "Major fireworks display" and "entertainment." And if you had any doubt what this so-called "Salute to America" is really all about, Trump made it clear by telling us how this event will be headlined -- with "an address by your favorite President, me!"

Trump's tweet about his planned July 4th rally was followed a short time later by tweets about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a man who imprisons, tortures and kills those accused of "political crimes." In one such tweet, Trump bragged that he has a "Great relationship with Chairman Kim!! "

Trump's call for the "biggest gathering in the history of Washington," where he can address thousands of Americans at once, made me think of Kim's massive rally in 2017, where thousands of North Koreans gathered to hear Kim speak and pledge their loyalty to him. Perhaps, come July 4th, Trump wants the American people to show him the same "love" and "great fervor," as Trump put it, that North Koreans have for Kim?!

[onecaliberal]

1. The guy who ran away from the war and sold his country to Russia.

[dhol82]

2. Damn, that tweet sounded like something from the Onion.

That man can go lower than a slug.

[Demovictory9]

6. I know. "hold the date"??? July 4th doesn't mean celebrate Trump.

[catbyte]

3. And I'm sure he'll have a special outfit all picked out for it, too.

[GP6971]

4. You're right. He can't attract the size crowds

he wants so he'll hijack the 4th's events and take credit for the large crowds.

[Golden Raisin]

5. Too bad Leni Riefenstahl is dead. She'd be perfect to film it.

[dhol82]

10. And Albert Speer to build the monuments.

Mind bending.

[NastyRiffraff]

7. I guess he's never been in DC for the 4th

When every year there's a big thing on the Mall, with entertainment, fireworks, etc. No Trump.

Is he seriously planning a rival July 4th celebration, or is he going to try to cancel the real one?

[dhol82]

8. Wasn't he in Merde-a-Lardo last year?

Would explain the disconnect.

[NastyRiffraff]

9. Probably

I can't track his whereabouts day to day, let alone months in the past!

I swear you can't make this shit up.

[Retrograde]

18. Nah, Florida's the winter getaway

He patronizes one of his northern resorts in the summer - somewhere in New Jersey, I think.

[dhol82]

20. Ah, so he was at Bedminster

Small town, not much in the way of a military display.

[bottomofthehill]

13. I hope it does not screw up the Concert at the Capitol

I have been going for years. Even though the “ talent” has been a bit dated, they have added some new stuff that makes the show fun and lively.

[TrishaJ]

11. Does that mean the Republicans who

visited Russia last 4th of July will stay in the country to celebrate with the rest of us?

[thegoose]

12. Favorite president?

Is Obama going to speak???

[Blue Owl]

14. Incontinence Day

n/t

[sakabatou]

15. He has such a giant ego!

[Generic Other]

16. Doncha just love a parade?

[smirkymonkey]

17. Of course it is.

That is the whole point. This is not going to be a Fourth of July celebration. We already have one. This will be a military parade honoring Trump. Nobody will go except for his deplorables. The streets and the bleachers will be sparsely populated because only a few die hard MAGA losers will show up.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

19. He'll say he's responsible for the crowd size, because they came to see their favorite president,

him.

It doesn't matter that the Independence Day celebration on the Mall goes back decades -- like the words "Merry Christmas" it only exists because Fat Donnie thought of it.

I hope the organizers of the real celebration have already gotten their permits from the Park Service. If so, however, Two Scoops will probably declare a national emergency to cancel it in favor of his "It's all about ME!" activity.

How much do you want to bet he'll stick some military stuff -- maybe a 100 airplane flyover, lead by Air Force One -- into the activities?

I have often disagreed with a president's policies -- especially Reagan and Dubya -- but I have never hated the person. Trump is truly the most disgusting excuse for a human being on the face of the earth.