Pence's one man parade in honor of Trump (Satire from Andy Borowitz)
Perhaps you are aware of the controversy surrounding the Hitler-like military parade that Trump wantsto begin.
For one thing, some estimate the cost to taxpayers would be in the very high $ Millions.
Since there is no recent military victory, it is perceived as not sending a good message.
Therefore, the parade has now at least been put on hold.
Thus, Andy Borowitz, who is often timely with his offerings, has penned the following humorous article
in The New Yorker
In response to:
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Pence Stages One-Man Parade in Honor of Trump
By Andy Borowitz
2:33 P.M.
Photograph by Kat Wade / Getty
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would postpone a military parade that Donald J. Trump had requested,
Vice-President Mike Pence staged a one-man parade in Trump’s honor.
Explaining his decision to mount the solitary parade, Pence told reporters,
“It is the least I can do to pay tribute to the greatness and majesty of Donald Trump, a true American hero.”
Pence acknowledged, however, that marching alone “was a neat way to keep the budget down.”
“Obviously, if money were no object, I would have gone for a little more spectacle,” he said.
“Maybe a flyover by Space Force.”
Marching proudly with his chest thrust forward and breaking out into a near-strut, Pence’s parade route took him down Pennsylvania Avenue, where he waved occasionally to confused-looking passersby.
“It was weird seeing him walking all by himself,” Carol Foyler, a tourist who witnessed the Pence parade, said. “I waved back because it was just so sad.”
Pence’s one-man march drew high praise from Trump, who took to Twitter to declare it the largest parade in history.
Andy Borowitz is the New York Times best-selling author of “The 50 Funniest American Writers,” and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998.
He writes the Borowitz Report, a satirical column on the news, for newyorker.com
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Pence Stages One-Man Parade in Honor of Trump
By Andy Borowitz
2:33 P.M.
Photograph by Kat Wade / Getty
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would postpone a military parade that Donald J. Trump had requested,
Vice-President Mike Pence staged a one-man parade in Trump’s honor.
Explaining his decision to mount the solitary parade, Pence told reporters,
“It is the least I can do to pay tribute to the greatness and majesty of Donald Trump, a true American hero.”
Pence acknowledged, however, that marching alone “was a neat way to keep the budget down.”
“Obviously, if money were no object, I would have gone for a little more spectacle,” he said.
“Maybe a flyover by Space Force.”
Marching proudly with his chest thrust forward and breaking out into a near-strut, Pence’s parade route took him down Pennsylvania Avenue, where he waved occasionally to confused-looking passersby.
“It was weird seeing him walking all by himself,” Carol Foyler, a tourist who witnessed the Pence parade, said. “I waved back because it was just so sad.”
Pence’s one-man march drew high praise from Trump, who took to Twitter to declare it the largest parade in history.
Andy Borowitz is the New York Times best-selling author of “The 50 Funniest American Writers,” and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998.
He writes the Borowitz Report, a satirical column on the news, for newyorker.com
Comments (4)
But "brilliant" is definitely not one of them.
Using the $ Millions that would have been wasted on a parade
to provide better care & benefits for the veterans would be a much better idea.
L - I understand that there is large variation within the population with regard to intelligence levels
and that some people at the lower end may actually believe that Trump is smart. I should have qualified my earlier statement in this way.