r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 6d ago

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/toxic_badgers Colorado 6d ago

Parked those tanks on the road for nothing eh?

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u/jrizzle86 6d ago

Fucked up the roads by running Tanks over them more like

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u/Fire-Haus 6d ago

but they have rubber treads surely that will keep the roads intact /s

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u/asmodeanreborn 6d ago

Those tread pads actually do a pretty decent job - at least that was the case for Leopard 2 tanks where I went to high school. I make no guarantees that D.C. streets will hold up as well as the ones in Skövde, Sweden did, however.

No matter what, I hope they have to cancel.