Watch: Thousands turn out across the US to protest Trump
Anti-Trump protests unfolded across hundreds of cities in the US on Saturday (June 14) and saw protesters facing off against police. 'No Kings' rallies were arranged to counter what organisers said were Mr Trump's plans to feed his ego. On the same day, a massive military parade to celebrate the US Army's 250th anniversary, requested by President Donald Trump to coincide with his birthday, rolled through Washington DC.
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RTÉ News
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Macron criticises Trump's threats to annex Greenland
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The Journal
2 hours ago
- The Journal
Donald Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader
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Irish Daily Star
3 hours ago
- Irish Daily Star
'Delusional Trump's grotesque birthday party was embarrassment even Melania couldn't stomach'
Donald Trump's ridiculous military parade was never about the troops. It wasn't about patriotism, unity, or honouring the 250th anniversary of the US Army, no matter how many flags were waved or tanks rolled by. It was about one thing only: Donald J. Trump and his obsessive, delusional need to feel worshipped - with deluded claims about the number of attendees. Billed as a grand celebration of America's armed forces, this taxpayer-funded farce was really a grotesque birthday party for an ageing man who's spent his life confusing adoration with leadership. And Pete Hegseth was caught doing an 'embarrassing' act. Read More Related Articles Giant Trump toilet statue steals birthday parade spotlight in DC rain Read More Related Articles Melania 'says what we're all thinking' in awkward red carpet display with Trump The tanks, the troops, the blaring anthems - all orchestrated not to salute American service but to feed Trump's insatiable ego as he marked 79 years of being the world's biggest narcissist. This wasn't a show of strength. It was a pitiful attempt to copy the authoritarian pageantry of his role models, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un - leaders Trump has fawned over while undermining American democracy at every turn. It was a very over the top spectacle Dictators have parades. Presidents have principles. Trump abandoned the latter years ago. While America burns, literally and politically, Trump played emperor on a hollow throne. Just hours after an elected official was assassinated in her own home, and as millions of Americans rallied in the streets under the banner of 'No Kings,' Trump paraded down Constitution Avenue like some bloated monarch. And where were the throngs of adoring fans he so desperately craves? Not in Washington, DC. There were a lot of green patches of empty space (Image: AP) Only a few thousand bothered to turn up. The sparse crowds must have stung, this from the man still ranting about his inauguration numbers. Even trophy wife Melania couldn't stomach it. She was caught dozing mid-parade, visibly bored by her husband's circus of self-importance. In the end, the whole charade collapsed under the weight of its own absurdity. A $45 million taxpayer-funded embarrassment. A birthday bash for a wannabe king. And a reminder that Trump's hunger for power will always come before the country he claims to love.
