Trump Wants a Parade, But Supporting Our Troops Means NOT Rolling Over for the Person Who Put Bounties on Their Heads
- john raymond
- May 29
- 2 min read
Donald Trump wants a parade. He wants tanks in the streets, jets overhead, salutes from soldiers he failed, and cheers from crowds he’s deceived. He wants the spectacle of patriotism without the substance. The show without the sacrifice. But no amount of pageantry can rewrite what’s already on the record: Donald Trump rolled over for the man who put bounties on the heads of American service members.
You don’t get to call yourself a supporter of the troops when you protect the man who tries to kill them. That’s not patriotism—it’s betrayal, dressed up in red, white, and blue.
In 2020, U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed that Russian operatives had offered bounties to Taliban-linked fighters for the killing of American troops in Afghanistan. It was a national security emergency. It demanded a response—a strong, clear, public message to the Kremlin that such actions would be met with real and lasting consequences.
But what did Trump do? He dismissed the reports. He called them fake news. He took Putin’s side. And he did absolutely nothing to hold Russia accountable.
Not a single sanction. Not a single diplomatic rebuke. Not one coordinated effort with NATO. Just silence—and praise for Putin.
And it didn’t end there. Trump has repeated this pattern every step of the way. From the Helsinki summit where he stood beside Putin and publicly rejected U.S. intelligence, to the withholding of Ukraine aid that benefited Moscow’s military ambitions, to the recent lie about imposing sanctions if Russia didn’t agree to a ceasefire—Trump has always talked tough and acted weak.
He promises consequences, then delivers nothing. He said he would hold Putin accountable, then protected him. He claimed to defend the troops, then sold them out.
Now he wants a parade.
But the truth is, Trump’s actions have repeatedly endangered the very people he claims to honor. And no number of parades, no volume of national anthems, no theatrical displays of “strength” can undo the fact that he let Putin get away with targeting American soldiers.
If you support the troops, you don’t just thank them. You don’t just honor them on holidays. You defend them when it matters. You fight for their safety. You stand against their enemies. And you never protect the man who pays to see them killed.
Donald Trump didn’t just fail our military. He betrayed it. And now, he wants you to forget.
Don’t.
Don’t forget the bounties. Don’t forget the silence. Don’t forget the praise for Putin. Don’t forget the lies.
Because if we forget, we let the lie win. We let the show replace the truth. And we let a man who sold out our service members be celebrated as their champion.
Supporting our troops means remembering who betrayed them. And remembering why they still deserve justice.
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