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riversedge

(76,169 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:03 AM Jun 15

The DC Parks department estimates about 50K people attended Trump's Soviet style birthday parade. Meanwhile, 250K

We all knew that Trump and his pals would grossly inflate Trumps Parade!!


The DC Parks department estimates about 50K people attended Trump’s Soviet style birthday parade.

Meanwhile, 250K people attended the No Kings protest in San Diego and it’s projected that over 5M people attended No Kings events nationwide.









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The DC Parks department estimates about 50K people attended Trump's Soviet style birthday parade. Meanwhile, 250K (Original Post) riversedge Jun 15 OP
Are there pictures showing rzemanfl Jun 15 #1
Steven Cheung was a former communications professional at the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) sop Jun 15 #2
Steven Chueng has been hit in the head too many times. He's seeing quintuple. marble falls Jun 15 #3
He left out the word Danascot Jun 15 #4
They must be counting the solders. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 15 #5
So it cost about $1,000 per attendee muriel_volestrangler Jun 15 #6
can you explain your math onenote Jun 15 #7
I don't take the WH claim seriously - that's the point. Parks dept said 50k, and $45m is a widely quoted cost muriel_volestrangler Jun 15 #10
Thanks onenote Jun 15 #12
50k??? More like 5k by some estimates. B.See Jun 15 #8
that's roughly half of a Michigan wolverine's football game Takket Jun 15 #9
Cheung is the new Spicer. Kid Berwyn Jun 15 #11

sop

(14,818 posts)
2. Steven Cheung was a former communications professional at the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 09:30 AM
Jun 15

before becoming Trump's White House Communications Director. Cheung is known for his "slashing statements that reflecte his boss’ penchant for wielding rhetoric like a political knife."

muriel_volestrangler

(103,951 posts)
6. So it cost about $1,000 per attendee
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 06:06 PM
Jun 15

That's the kind of efficiency that a DOGE-led government gets you ...

onenote

(45,354 posts)
7. can you explain your math
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 06:35 PM
Jun 15

Obviously, no one can take seriously the WH claim that 250K people attended the events in DC yesterday. But if they did, I'm not sure how you get to $1000 per attendee -- that would come out to the event costing $250 million.

muriel_volestrangler

(103,951 posts)
10. I don't take the WH claim seriously - that's the point. Parks dept said 50k, and $45m is a widely quoted cost
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 07:05 PM
Jun 15

so that's about $1,000 per person, rounded.

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