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BumRushDaShow

(161,117 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:35 AM 9 hrs ago

Trump to host large Navy celebration this weekend while military goes without pay during shutdown: 'THE SHOW MUST GO ON! [View all]

Source: The Independent

Saturday 04 October 2025 02:44 BST

President Donald Trump will host a large Navy celebration this weekend while the military goes without pay during the government shutdown.

Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday evening, “THE SHOW MUST GO ON!” when announcing his trip to Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday “to honor our brave men and women of the United States Navy” for its 250th birthday, which will be on October 13.

Trump said he will be joined by first lady Melania Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to mark decades of what the president called “maritime dominance.”

“This will be the largest Celebration in the History of the Navy,” Trump said, adding that thousands of active-duty servicemembers and military families are expected to be in attendance.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-navy-birthday-military-pay-government-shutdown-b2839178.html

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Trump to host large Navy celebration this weekend while military goes without pay during shutdown: 'THE SHOW MUST GO ON! [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

Where I grew up, working without pay was slavery. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #1

The Most Revolting Showman tanyev 9 hrs ago #2

Trump puts T.P. Barnum to shame. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #3

Actually, TACO is a low rent P.T. Barnum. marble falls 8 hrs ago #5

If he thinks his birthday went well, and that he and the brass sang 'kumbaya' on Monday ... marble falls 8 hrs ago #4

The irony here is that the ACTUAL 250th Anniversary of the Navy is scheduled for here in Philly BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #8

How about he barracades himself in at Merde Lardo? They can bury him by the other side of the shrubbery at ... marble falls 1 hr ago #23

Well gotta watch where the tropical systems are forming BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #24

He just sacked the Navy's top admiral. Glorious bastard 8 hrs ago #9

Insulted them, fired their chief, held their pay for no reason... travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #11

I don't think it was an Admiral, let alone "top". He sacked the Navy Chief of Staff, who is a civilian, I think Bernardo de La Paz 6 hrs ago #13

My bad. Glorious bastard 3 hrs ago #22

Has a real "dance for me my monkeys" feel to it as he admits it's a show underpants 8 hrs ago #6

That just nails it! thought crime 4 hrs ago #18

It's a HEIST Triciaandmoose 8 hrs ago #7

Thanks for posting mountain grammy 6 hrs ago #12

This popped into my head......... twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #10

And they just fired... 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #14

I think you are mistaking the civilian Chief of Staff for a military commander Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #16

I think... 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #17

No worries. DU is pretty good at sorting things out, though not perfect. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #20

Right? 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #21

They will be paying the military members in Epsteins until the shutdown ends. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #15

Taco has already said what this is about. He's going to fire any military brass that he doesn't like the way they llok PortTack 4 hrs ago #19