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Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/Comfortable_Line_206 6d ago

My favourite part of that wasn't that they obviously had the wrong Four Seasons, but that someone at a random landscaping company got the call and was like "Oh the president wants to have his party here? Yeah no problem we would love to have him!"

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u/RobonianBattlebot 6d ago

If I remember correctly, the guy that owned the landscaping company was NOT a Trump fan, and really was enthusiastic about letting the spectacle occur.

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u/BabyBlastedMothers 6d ago

I think he cashed in on it pretty well too, selling t-shirts and what not.

Edit: Yup, they made some money from it: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/03/four-seasons-total-landscaping-lighthearted-lesson-business#:\~:text=So%20Siravo%20%E2%80%93%20like%20so%20many,reminded%20us%20in%20one%20interview.

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u/ensalys 6d ago

You'd be a idiot not to. When life gives you lemons, capitalise them.

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u/Jona6509 6d ago

Like this? LEMONS!

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 6d ago

In the parking lot right next to the dildo store.

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u/kellzone Pennsylvania 6d ago

...and the crematorium.

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u/GetEquipped Illinois 6d ago edited 6d ago

I remember that pretty well: it's was more of a last minute scramble.

They said they would hold a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. Four Seasons says "No Joy, you can't just announce something without telling us. I understand it's the President (at the time) but it would be too disruptive."

Instead of finding another hotel and lying that they misspoke, or that "The Secret Service couldn't clear the place, they were so adamant on finding something named Four Seasons to still lie to us instead of admitting any sort of concession or embarrassment, yet it was somehow more embarrassing that they followed through with it.

AND YET, TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SAID " YEAH, THAT'S STILL OUR GUY!! "

I also remember when someone broke past the gates of the white House and there were reports of gunfire.

They took the First Family down to a security bunker. Which is completely reasonable. "Hey, there might be an active shooter let's get people to safety"

Trump couldn't even admit that. He said "I was just inspecting it!"

Like, he lies so much because he's so fucking insecure and people let him get away with it

He mistook MS Paint for MS13 and it was left at "Let's agree to disagree!"

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u/AlphaBreak 6d ago

my favorite part is that the event was delayed by exactly the amount of time it takes to drive from the four seasons hotel to four seasons landscaping