In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also outlined a White House renovation he hopes to carry out — which he said he will pay for himself.

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    12 hours ago

    Even small parades for pass and review used to result in at least a few soldiers falling out in formation. I can only imagine how long these 7000 people are going to be outside, in the heat, wasting time, before the parade even starts. Based on my own experience, these things are never well organized and with Trump’s butt-monkeys in charge, I expect worse results than usual. Some soldiers will probably die for this parade. Happy Birthday to Dear Leader, I guess.

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      10 hours ago

      Seriously… I can only imagine they’ll have to hurry up and wait extremely early and be out there for hours. If it were me, I’d be PISSED

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        9 hours ago

        Remember to be 30 minutes early for the commander an additional 30 minutes early for the first-sergeant and another 30 minutes early for the platoon sergeant. Commander wants you there at 08:00 and by the time it passes through the chain, you have to show up at 06:00 and stand around for 2 hours so that when the commander shows up late at like 08:30 he or she can tell you to wait around in the sun for two more hours before the practice starts. By 10:00, six people have passed out and no one knows who was supposed to bring the water and the practice hasn’t even started yet. I love military parades. /s

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          8 hours ago

          What I’m hearing is that nothing would piss off these military personnel more than if a whole lot of citizens decided to show up and slow this parade to a standatill.

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      11 hours ago

      People forget the standard advice: Don’t lock up your legs, bend your knees just enough to have a little movement without it being noticeable at a distance. Gotta find the sweet spot of hydrated without overshooting into the “have to pee every 10 minutes” range too.