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Trump scheduled a military flyover at 11 am during epstein announcement (Original Post) IcyPeas Sep 3 OP
Waste pure and simple. Old Crank Sep 3 #1
Judging by the video of China's parade, a WH flyover seems a lame response to allegorical oracle Sep 3 #17
Draft-dodging republicon orders military to Wag the Dick (r) BoRaGard Sep 3 #2
This is what dear dead Granny BoRaGardetta would call BoRaGard Sep 3 #5
Granny had a way wit words, a poet is what she wuz, a freakin' poet. marble falls Sep 3 #12
Futile no_hypocrisy Sep 3 #3
I posted last night that everyone needs to johnnyfins Sep 3 #4
Add republicans will also stop at nothing vapor2 Sep 3 #29
Gee, that's not an admission of guilt... Chasstev365 Sep 3 #6
He is also dick measuring against Xi's military parade in Beijing. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #7
He's going to come up short... House of Roberts Sep 3 #21
I don't understand. rambler_american Sep 3 #8
A distraction, obviously planned to *be* a distraction, is no distraction at all. Now... Buns_of_Fire Sep 3 #9
Here is a distraction we maybe should look into Submariner Sep 3 #10
Yes, there are other witnesses who can back up "Katie Johnson's" story and that matters the most FakeNoose Sep 3 #28
Lions and tigers and Epstein, oh my! marble falls Sep 3 #11
Only his cult is fooled by this attempt to distract with a shiny object Arazi Sep 3 #13
They've already agreed that 2+2 5 RVN VET71 Sep 3 #19
If that doesn't reek of desperation, GoCubsGo Sep 3 #14
And this is supposed to make the statements of those women LESS believable? (nt) Paladin Sep 3 #15
How often does the military have D.C. flyovers ? riversedge Sep 3 #16
Pretty often sir pball Sep 3 #20
Thanks. and yes, the timing of the flyoer is a bit odd IMHO riversedge Thursday #32
How much does a military flyover cost and MadameButterfly Sep 3 #18
I think you may have answered your own question. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 3 #30
There needs to be someone keeping a tally of costs for: MadameButterfly Thursday #31
What an ass bdamomma Sep 3 #22
"I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones."-Albert Einstein twodogsbarking Sep 3 #23
A "This could happen to you" moment against the Epstein conference; on the heels of the Caribbean mass murder. NBachers Sep 3 #24
LOL, does he think that helps? themaguffin Sep 3 #25
I wonder what Melania will wear to the Watch party? BoRaGard Sep 3 #26
He's burning money... our money C_U_L8R Sep 3 #27
Hegseth is trying to distract LetMyPeopleVote Friday #33

Old Crank

(6,180 posts)
1. Waste pure and simple.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:18 AM
Sep 3

He is so guilty.
This action.
Intimidating house members.
The slaughter in the Gulf of Mexico.

allegorical oracle

(5,679 posts)
17. Judging by the video of China's parade, a WH flyover seems a lame response to
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:20 AM
Sep 3

just about anything. More like pitiful.

BoRaGard

(7,420 posts)
2. Draft-dodging republicon orders military to Wag the Dick (r)
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 06:22 AM
Sep 3

Last edited Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:16 AM - Edit history (1)

to try and distract from the women he and his BESTIES (r) violated and abused. Just going to call more attention to his pedophile republicon pals.

BoRaGard

(7,420 posts)
5. This is what dear dead Granny BoRaGardetta would call
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:16 AM
Sep 3

"a dumb fuggin evil-intended, stupid counter-productive shit move"

johnnyfins

(2,822 posts)
4. I posted last night that everyone needs to
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:09 AM
Sep 3

be alert today. Especially DC residents. This "flyover" stinks to high heaven. This president will stop at nothing to hide secrets.

rambler_american

(916 posts)
8. I don't understand.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:36 AM
Sep 3

Just what does he think that will accomplish? Seems like an admission of guilt to me.

Buns_of_Fire

(18,722 posts)
9. A distraction, obviously planned to *be* a distraction, is no distraction at all. Now...
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:53 AM
Sep 3

if he'd like to try for a real distraction, burn Mar-el-Lardo to the ground.

It still wouldn't be a distraction, but it'd be fun to watch.

Submariner

(13,105 posts)
10. Here is a distraction we maybe should look into
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 07:55 AM
Sep 3

“Jane Doe” aka “Katie Johnson” – 1994. Lawsuit filed June 2016, refiled October 2016 as reported by Buzzfeed and others, then dropped in November 2016.

Jane Doe is an unnamed plaintiff, who has also gone by “Katie Johnson” in legal papers. She claims she was repeatedly raped by Trump and Jeffery Epstein at Epstein’s New York City apartment in 1994, when she was 13 years old.

A witness, also given a pseudonym — “Tiffany Doe” — said she recruited “Jane Doe” and others. Doe, using the name “Johnson,” gave an interview to the Daily Mail in which she said she did not know who Trump was at the time of the alleged attack but identified him later when she saw him on television. It is not known why she withdrew the lawsuit. She has not spoken publicly or withdrawn her rape allegation since then.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/assault-allegations-donald-trump-recapped

Sounds like a big STFU payoff occurred back in 2016.

FakeNoose

(38,550 posts)
28. Yes, there are other witnesses who can back up "Katie Johnson's" story and that matters the most
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:28 AM
Sep 3

The real woman represented by the fictitious name "Katie Johnson" is living in the US and she's still undercover. She's probably married by now, and I believe she changed her name almost immediately after the (alleged) rape by Chump. Chances are that her entire family did so, to protect her identity.

The important thing is that Chump KNOWS she's out there. The day is coming when she will speak out.

The rape didn't happen in 2016, but I believe that's when Chump paid her off so that she wouldn't embarrass him during his first presidential campaign. Either Steve Bannon or Michael Cohen handled the payoff (that's my guess) so I'm waiting to hear whether either of them will be called as witnesses.

Epstein definitely knew about "Katie Johnson," and I don't believe Ghislaine Maxwell was involved, but she most likely heard all the details after it happened.

Arazi

(8,349 posts)
13. Only his cult is fooled by this attempt to distract with a shiny object
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:08 AM
Sep 3

They willingly look away. Deliberately look away. Ordered to look away.

RVN VET71

(2,995 posts)
19. They've already agreed that 2+2 5
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:42 AM
Sep 3

What Trump says happened, they say they saw. What Trump says isn't happening, even if it is occurring before their very own eyeballs, they simply cannot see and look at you like you're the crazy person.

77,000,000 of them.

GoCubsGo

(34,279 posts)
14. If that doesn't reek of desperation,
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:08 AM
Sep 3

I don't know what does. Is he really THAT stupid to think this stunt will stop this press conference? Or, intimidated them?

sir pball

(5,119 posts)
20. Pretty often
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:44 AM
Sep 3

I live here and I get alerts for Capital Region flyovers a few times a week. Pretty much every Nats game, and Arlington is pretty common too.

The timing on this one is a bit odd, though unless they're doing the presser outside and the planes circle directly overhead the entire time it's really no disruption at all. It's not like they unleash a sonic boom over the entire city, they just buzz a specific location and then head off.

MadameButterfly

(3,514 posts)
18. How much does a military flyover cost and
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:37 AM
Sep 3

what are they claiming this is supposed to accomplish?
Does he ever have to have a budget for any of this, or is the US Treasury his piggy bank for whatever he pleases?

MadameButterfly

(3,514 posts)
31. There needs to be someone keeping a tally of costs for:
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:29 AM
Thursday

Military parades and flyovers
Occupying cities
Deporting immigrants especially using military carriers
Immigrant detention camps
Trump golfing vacations
Future subsidies to farmers (to make up for tarriffs)
(and of course billionaire tax cuts)


This needs to be hammered home repeatedly and publicly.
Then it needs to be compared to "savings" from:
Firing of Federal workers
Cuts in Medicare
Cuts in Scientific research (kids cancer, NIH, etc.)
Cuts in other agencies such as US AID, etc.

People need to understand how fast he is bankrupting the country for things that are cruel and have no benefit

bdamomma

(69,008 posts)
22. What an ass
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:07 AM
Sep 3

he is, competing with China, Russia and North Korea, he's not in the dick-tators club.

Oh by the way, Release the Epstein files. We know your name is all over it.

twodogsbarking

(15,603 posts)
23. "I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones."-Albert Einstein
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:11 AM
Sep 3

NBachers

(18,866 posts)
24. A "This could happen to you" moment against the Epstein conference; on the heels of the Caribbean mass murder.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:12 AM
Sep 3
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