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Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade over the weekend and blamed it on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, biographer Michael Wolff revealed.

Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast that Trump wanted a “menacing” show of force to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday on Saturday—but got a “festive” parade instead.

“He’s p---ed off at the soldiers,” Wolff said. “He’s accusing them of hamming it up, and by that, he seems to mean that they were having a good time, that they were waving, that they were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial face rather than a military face.”

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[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

as a tangent we really need to take journalists aside and talk to them about the phrases they're coining to avoid repeating themselves every time they need to describe "talking shit" or "yell at" in an article title.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's pride month. They can have a little extra entendre, as a treat.

[-] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

As always, journalists write articles, and their editors select the title.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

I automatically down vote all posts with "slam" and "blast" in the headline. Doesn't matter what the actual news is

That shit needs to stop

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Trump SLAMS Pelosi in the broom closet 3 times a week.

[-] kerntucky@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

Ugh, imagine the smell.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Don't downvote news on distribution or aggregate sites, contact the publishers directly.

[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

don't blast slam me for how I vote 😤

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So, that doesn’t do anything to the journalist or reporting entity. It just makes news less visible here because you are annoyed at a word choice.

Perhaps you could contact the publisher or writer and let them know you are unhappy instead?

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Less visible, less clicks, less revenue

[-] CouncilOfFriends@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Add "cause and effect" to the list of things he does not grasp or pretends not to. There wasn't some time lord showing people the parade would be too festive. It's a decision made by birthday party attendees in advance which reflects poorly on his ego so it needs to be blamed on anybody but him.

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just like North Korea. Dear leader has to find someone to blame. Will it be wild dogs, or antiaircraft cannon?

[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'll tell ya one other thing that's floppy Don

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Let them fight.

[-] sourhill@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

i don’t wanna hear about who trump is rimming

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Welp I guess you can only have a great military and not be able to shoot a protestor in the knee cap or you can have a scrambled military

Can’t have both.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

His floppy parade was a disappointment? How scandelous.

[-] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Not enough people in the groupchat haha

[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago
[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

God early Cartman...

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