If the military presence in D.C. leaves after the shindig on the 14th, was it just for optics?
Or will it remain—positioned to quell the dissent already building nationwide?
The real question: is this about protection… or projection?
— @sixfamily
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CNN Host: Trump Military Parade Sounds Just Like North Korea Anchor Erin Burnett likened the president’s parade plans to the types of celebrations typically hosted under Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin.

On 14 April 2025, The Daily Beast reported that Trump’s proposed military parade—set for his birthday and the Army’s 250th—raises fears of politicized armed forces and authoritarian mimicry.
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