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Related: About this forumTrump poses Marines (?) behind him at WH. Putin playbook
I saw this and was struck by what I thought were Marines behind him. I hadnt seen much discussion of it then I saw this.
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Trump poses Marines (?) behind him at WH. Putin playbook (Original Post)
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Walleye
(37,442 posts)1. This isn't the only way he's emulating Putin
BoRaGard
(3,839 posts)2. The G.O.P. Draft-Dodger-in-Chief just loves
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to force all our honorable troops -- the people he thinks of as "suckers and losers" -- to line up and pretend to "honor" him.
And the rest of the republicons kiss-ass and submissively go along with this sick charade, a mockery of true honor.
tetedur
(1,189 posts)3. They both look so small compared to the men in uniform.
C0RI0LANUS
(2,699 posts)4. Too bad for Trumpf the US military stands at attention (eyes front) without turning their heads.
Unlike Putin's or Coriolanus' Praetorian Guard whose heads will follow Caesar as they salute:
Link:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/whmo/