Donald Trump This Saturday his desire for a Military Parade in Washington DC. Although it was far from an exhibition of muscle and patriotism, the context that surrounded the event illustrated the agitation that the country experienced: the morning started with the murder of a congressman from the state of Minnesota and her husband. In the afternoon, more than 2,000 protests were convened in large and medium -sized cities under the motto ‘no kings’ (without kings). And at night the riots went further in the city of Los Angeles, where the National Guard is still being used and there is a hint of night.
“You have made very proud Americans, they see us worldwide. All countries celebrate their victoriesIt was a matter of time that we did the same too, “Trump began in his Blight intervention of just eight minutes. Very short for what the president usually, who focused on celebrating the US Army, which for more than three hours of processes in crews, tanks and all types of vehicles, enlivened with country music, rock and military marches.
Trump marked the goal of organizing a military parade in the American capital after he was impressed by the march in 2017 by the Bastille Day in the Eliseos Fields From Paris, where he was invited by President Emmanuel Macron. “It was something great for France and for the spirit of France. Let’s try to overcome itHe said to the newspaper I host.
Donald Trump greets the audience, together with his wife Melania, during the military parade in Washington DC.
Unlike other countries, the United States usually does not organize this type of military parades. The last one was inside 1991, towards the end of the Gulf WarAnd on his Independence Day, on July 4, the area of the National Mall around the White House and the congress usually welcomes concerts and fireworks shows from any warm reference.
For example, Trump found the date he does on June 14 The continental army was established for 250 years who fought the perfect excuse against the British troops for his long -awaited parade. In coincidence, moreover, with its 79 º cumplease. More than 6,000 armySome dressed in historical uniforms are paraded for a stage between the obelisk that monument serves for Washington and the back gardens of the White House. Moreover, dozens of combat cars and a half hundred helicopters and planes are also distributed. The White House has even hired an external producer to film the entire show, whose invoice is estimated in 45 million dollars That according to the president they “have been paid for him and donations”.
Blinded and ignored by televisions
Despite the data on paper, The exhibition is very blinded For countless reasons. The intense rain saddened the images of Washington by television and changed the Air Tour; The safety that the capital is armed to prevent parallel protests leaned the already Bad public presence And the lack of tradition in these needs is apparent from a decaffeine -free recansmission far from the splendor of the European or Asian parades that Trump wanted to emulate.
Not even Head television In the country they express the event live, banished to the news channels. When Trump rated the military victories of the country and swore to the new army members in his speech, published the most watched televisions in the country, instead, sports competitions or fiction series.
“Today We commemorate an event that has changed the history of the US and the world“The president was on it.
“No Kings”: More than 2,000 protests
There was great expectation in the words that Trump would express, because the military parade coincided with a context of extreme agitation. Your decision to display the National Guard and Marines In the streets of Los Angeles, where protests are mentioned daily against torque attacks, they have the Debates about whether you are abusing your forcesBecause California’s authorities have opposed the presence of the armed forces and ensured that they can control the demonstrations with their local teams.
Interestingly, the chance of the Parade, his birthday and the unilateral deployment of the forces of the Order – that contributes to a series of actions that are contrary to judicial decisions or the American political tradition – have given rise to the opposition that a common motto finds to join and protest against the president: No kingswhich literally means Kings no.
Under that motto, thousands of Americans took to the streets At least 2,000 protests throughout the countryIn cities such as New York and Chicago and others much smaller. The calls criticize the personalistic and authoritarian drift in the exercise of power that Trump has taken in this second Manato.
In Washington, on the other hand, only one Little protest in the congress It ended quickly suppressed by the enormous implementation of the police.
It was intentional. When we saw that Trump would spend 45 million in this personal military parade, something of an authoritarian country, instead of giving him the excuse or story to crush peaceful protests, We prefer his small birthday in WashingtonAnd organize for the rest of the country, “said Ezra Levin, an indivisible executive co -director, one of the organizations that supported the call.
Despite the Trump government, the recansmission of the military parade was interrupted several times to show the demonstrations, usually Pacific with families and children present. A contrast on the departure screen that has shown the deep division in real time that the United States lives on a political and social level.
When Trump finished speaking in Washington, the news chains soon held in because of the other point of the country, in Los Angeles, to show the riots Against the most lagging demonstrators, who refused to leave the streets opposite the night clock in the Californian city to prevent demonstrations from having a violence in violence, as happened in previous days.
“An act of political violence”
In the morning, a man killed disguised when a policeman Representative of the Chamber of Minnesota Melissa Hortman and her husband, in what is qualified by the governor and vice -presidential ex -candidate, Tim Walz, as ‘an act of selective political violence’.
In a second attack he was injured Senator of the state of Minnesota John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, who continue in a state of gravity.
The authorities did not find the attacker, identified as Vance Boelter, 57That is still looking and recording. Police in his vehicle a manifesto and one List of more than 70 people he intended to hurtUsually linked to the Democratic Party.
“Such terrible violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God bless the great people of Minnesota, a really great place!” Trump published in his social network hours before a military parade started with the agitation in the streets of the United States and the World Focus on attacks between Israel and Iran.
“Our soldiers never leave, never give up, they fight againstThey fight, fight and win, win, win, “he warned, while the national and international scenario minutes are heated.
