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Trump doesn’t let shutdown interfere with celebrating Navy’s 250th anniversary at rally-like event
« on: October 06, 2025, 02:09:31 pm »
Trump doesn’t let shutdown interfere with celebrating Navy’s 250th anniversary at rally-like event
By  JOSH BOAK and BEN FINLEY
Updated 6:19 PM EDT, October 5, 2025
 
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary — using his speech to praise both the Navy and himself.

Trump delivered remarks that by his own recognition bordered on making it more like a campaign event, generating some cheers from the crowd before closing out with a recording of his theme song, “YMCA” by Village People.

“Let’s face it, this is a rally,” Trump told the crowd of about 10,000 sailors in their dress-white uniforms.

Navy planes flew overhead as the president began his speech, fueling the crowd’s energy and prompting many of the sailors to chant “USA! USA! USA!”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-navy-250th-anniversary-shutdown-norfolk-926e1f114b704bc069dd9ad8fff449e0
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Re: Trump doesn’t let shutdown interfere with celebrating Navy’s 250th anniversary at rally-like eve
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2025, 02:10:52 pm »
I'll bet Hakeem and Chuckie where there before Trump. :pigs fly:
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The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth.  George Washington - Farewell Address
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