Trump's Birthday Military Parade Just Took Another Sinister Turn

[Eugene]

Source: The New Republic

Trump’s Birthday Military Parade Just Took Another Sinister Turn

Malcolm Ferguson
Mon, June 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM EDT 2 min read

As the Army transports military equipment to the nation’s capital in preparation for next week’s military parade in honor of its 250th birthday—and Trump’s 79th—one tank transporter carried a sinister, graffitied message: “Hang Fauci & Bill Gates.” A video of that transporter was shared by the Army’s official X account and was viewied nearly 700,000 times after it was left up for 24 hours. It has subsequently been taken down and disavowed: “That statement does not align with Army values,” Steve Warren, an Army spokesperson, told The Washington Post, which first reported on the graffiti.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, rose to prominence as a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force during the Covid pandemic. His leadership and deference to science made him a villain of the right, resulting in him being placed under investigation by the GOP and receiving countless “credible death threats.” Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has also long been the center of right-wing ire and conspiracy theories.

While it’s not clear who is responsible for the graffiti, ...

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[Moostache]

1. Fuck all these assholes...

Seriously, next time there is a serious threat to public health, just send them to Trump and RFK for "cures" and watch them die by the droves...then dig a big open grave for them, bulldoze in the dead bodies, lime the Earth and pave it over.

[Klarkashton]

2. That miserable shit is an attractive nuisance.

the whole event is designed to piss off smart people.

[Septua]

28. I think it's nothing more than 'theater' created...

..by a pathetic, deranged man in the White House who is a slave to attention.

[Basso8vb]

3. Military tribunals will be a thing when we take back power.

It's the only avenue to regain the trust of our traditional allies.

[groundloop]

6. SHOULD be, but likely won't.

We have a long history of letting traitors off the hook - hardly any confederate leaders were tried or imprisoned after the civil war for instance.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. It's different this time

Black Americans are really pissed off. This time we intend to get our pound of flesh, which means we can't return to the status quo. Every single member of the Admin must never be allowed to vote, run/hold office, work in the Federal Govt' in any capacity. I'm being generous when I don't extend that to their next two generations - even though we should.

America was a feckless coward in 1877 - and as a result - the Confederacy rose again.

[Aviation Pro]

4. Some stupid, fucking NCO tank commander

Will be serving the rest of his enlistment at the garrison S-9, just like Whiskey Pete. I know too many of these fucking “warfighters” who by the dint of their time in service think they’re smarter than everyone else.

Mostly, they’re just a bunch of fucking drunks, who slipped in under the radar.

[spanone]

5. "A video of that transporter was shared by the Army's official X account"

says it all.

[live love laugh]

7. Leon's still very much a Trump ally.

[ancianita]

12. Probably a stupid question, but who's Leon? Panetta?

[usedtobedemgurl]

17. Musk

He owns X and let's folks post these types of things. Folks call him that to make fun of him.

[ancianita]

19. Ah. Thanks. I hadn't run across that one yet.

[generalbetrayus]

18. I think she meant Elon.

Somebody (?Trump) mistakenly called him Leon one time and the name caught on in the snark-o-sphere.

[ancianita]

20. Ah, right. Makes sense. Thanks.

[usedtobedemgurl]

21. Any time! Have a great day.

[ShazzieB]

24. I wondered if that's who it was,, but wasn't sure.

Personally, I like to call him Eloon, and I do it every chance I get.

Leon means lion, and imo, that's a much more dignified nickname than he deserves.

[SayItLoud]

8. Someone will step up and do it. NT

[UTUSN]

9. Next will be the ancient Roman custom of parading captured enemies shackled. The leaders

were strangled at the end.

[markodochartaigh]

11. So,

the army can't even keep even keep its x account secure, let alone the huge column of tanks being transported?

[Martin68]

13. I wonder how many officers just saw the graffiti and failed to do anything about it. Every one of them should be

demoted.

[Demovictory9]

14. Awful

[Old Crank]

15. Another fool

But posting it to the official site should have not happened

[Iamscrewed]

16. Accountability

Somebodys should be in deep trouble for this.

[SSJVegeta]

22. To soil the Armys reputation and birthday in this way...

Fuck these assholes.

[John1956PA]

23. The lettering is not easy to discern. It appears to be in chalk.

[Mr.Bee]

25. Tin Soldiers And Trump Are Comin'

I wonder how many protestors trump will kill that day...

[Hotler]

26. This parade shows that the Army no longer values democracy. nt

[txwhitedove]

27. Hmm, "Birthday Military Parade"? Sounds too simplified for such an expensive "presentation". ???!!!!

If this were a movie, it would be to have all that weaponry to keep staged at the capital to keep us out and our Dem representatives in, USA shut down and hostage. A tRump fever dream, no more elections. Shit.
Talk me down.

[B.See]

29. More straight up NAZI sh-t. They're

rubbing our faces in it now.

[CanonRay]

30. Prelude for a coup?

Just wondering...the military will be near the Capitol, White House etc.