Ryan Teddler On Trump Military Parade And Protests
Ryan Tedder is gaining attention for his "terrible" take on Donald Trump's military parade and the "No Kings" protests.
Yesterday, demonstrators from all over the country took to the streets to protest Donald Trump and the expensive military parade he had on the same day, which coincided with his 79th birthday. While the protests drew millions, the parade appeared to have a much lower turnout than the 200,000 people that were expected.
Ryan wasn't happy to see that, and yesterday, he took to Instagram to criticize people for protesting instead of "celebrating" our troops.
"I have around 20 family members & grandparents that all fought in wars from the revolutionary war (actually) thru to WWII / Korea," he wrote. "All politics & parties and righteous indignation aside it's a super bummer that instead of celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA ARMY and all those who have fought and died on our behalf...we're protesting."
Ryan clarified that he doesn't identify as a Democrat or Republican. "I haven't been a card carrying political member of either side in over 20 years & think at this point everything is absurd 99% of the time," he wrote. "But I'd like to say THANKYOU to all of the Army service members active and retired and those who have given their lives to protect our freedom...to protest."
His post quickly went viral online, with many viewers criticizing the OneRepublic singer for his "ignorant" take.
"Oh gosh, this is terrible," one person wrote as another said, "I'm so disappointed."
"Why is everything I hear about this man proof that he SUCKS lmaoooo," wrote a third while someone else argued that he'd definitely "picked a side."
"Dude mustve missed the part where veterans got dragged away by police for protesting this parade," someone else said. "They understand what fighting and protecting this country means." Another was quick to point out, "Soldiers are currently arresting civilians on American soil, Ryan."
Some also noted that the military is celebrated multiple times a year, including Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and July 4, with one user writing, "You're not going to question why this event had to happen on Trump's birthday? (Yes June 14th does also happen to be the incorporation of the US Army and this year is 250, a landmark number, but he's been trying to do this parade since his first term. It's just a lucky coincidence the dates are the same that works in his favor.) You're not grateful that people didn't try to rain on his parade (Mother Nature helped with that one) and interrupt the celebration of the military, but instead chose to peacefully gather elsewhere? Loser behavior."
And someone else said Ryan's post is exactly why it's important to know the artists you're supporting: "PSA that he isn't just the lead of One Republic, but he has worked closely with so many artists to write/produce their music like Taylor Swift, Tate McRae, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato the list goes ON and ON and it's IMPOSSIBLE to list all the songs he is involved in. People like this have their hands all over the music industry and looking at the credits to see who you support matters."
What do you all make of Ryan's comments? Let me know below.
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