Love of country? Or a political stunt? Trump holiday speech divides Americans

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jan Shairrick and two friends drove more than a thousand miles from southern Arkansas to join President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" Independence Day celebrations in Washington.

Some residents of the capital, however, stayed well away from the nearby festivities for fear of being wrongly identified as Trump supporters.

Trump has injected himself into this year's Fourth of July celebrations by planning a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial and organizing a show of military power that includes a display of tanks and a flyover of fighter jets.

Critics accused Trump of hijacking and politicizing a traditionally nonpartisan holiday. Supporters said he was merely showing love for the country and its military.

"It's just a celebration of America," said Shairrick, sporting a "Trump 2020" baseball cap, a reference to the presidential election in November next year.

She and her friends all wore Trump merchandise and took refuge in one of the few shady spots along the route for the Independence Day parade on Constitution Avenue.

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[renate]

1. Do Jan Shairrick and her friends not have a life outside their cult?

Evidently not.

I do pity them. We Democrats will turn against our candidates on a dime if they fall short of perfection, but they will follow a hypocrite off a cliff and kiss his ass for the privilege of doing so.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Sad, but really no biggie. Every President has...

a core group of supporters.

The trick is to make sure that core group doesn't cause too much trouble.

[Cha]

3. Stupid is as Stupid Does and

as Stupid is Brainwashed. Hope they liked his speech about the air power back in the day!

trump hates America and loves Dictators.. his fucking 4th of July Gaslighting BackFiired on his Moronic Ass.