https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reamed-out-hegseth-for-flop-birthday-parade-author/ The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade over the weekend and blamed it on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, biographer Michael Wolff revealed. Wolff told The Daily Beast Podcast that Trump wanted a “menacing” show of force to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday on Saturday—but got a “festive” parade instead. “He’s p---ed off at the soldiers,” Wolff said. “He’s accusing them of hamming it up, and by that, he seems to mean that they were having a good time, that they were waving, that they were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial face rather than a military face.” As thousands of soldiers flanked by tanks made their way past empty bleachers along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., social media users pointed out that the soldiers were marching out of sync, and the muted atmosphere appeared to match the gloomy weather. The White House insisted that over 250,000 people attended Trump’s birthday parade. That didn’t escape Trump, who pointed the finger at his defense secretary, according to Wolff. “He kind of reamed out Hegseth for this,” the Trump biographer said. “Apparently, there was a phone call, and he said to Hegseth, the tone was all wrong. Why was the tone wrong? Who staged this? There was the tone problem. Trump, he keeps repeating himself.” “Everybody was actually celebrating, celebrating the 250 years of the U.S. military—probably celebrating that more than Donald Trump’s birthday,” Wolff said. “But it didn’t send the message that he apparently wanted, which is that he was the commander in chief of this menacing enterprise,” he added. Wolff said Trump had put the word out, via his spokesperson Steven Cheung, that at least 250,000 people were in attendance. Crowds at Trump's military parade in D.C.—Trump continued to complain about rainy forecasts for the event the day after his birthday. Critics had decried the estimated $45 million price tag for the parade. “That was from Trump,” Wolff said. ”‘Put it out, 250,000.’” Wolff said the people he knows who attended the event said it was actually “maybe” 40,000. Responding to the claims, the White House blasted Wolff once again as “a lying sack of s--t” who “has been proven to be a fraud.” “He routinely fabricates stories originating from his sick and warped imagination, only possible because he has a severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his peanut-sized brain,” White House communications director Steven Cheung told the Daily Beast. Wolff said people who attended the parade told him around 40,000 people “tops” showed up. Publicly, Trump has insisted that his parade was a “tremendous” success even after it was overshadowed by “No Kings” demonstrations across the country, which drew in millions of Americans who protested against the president’s sweeping immigration agenda. “Last night was a tremendous success with a fantastic audience,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. “It was supposed to rain. They gave it a 100 percent chance of rain and it didn’t rain at all. It was beautiful.” The parade was still on the president’s mind on Monday as he bragged about it to his Canadian counterpart at the G7 Summit. “We had the parade the other day. They said 100 percent chance of rain. It didn’t rain,” Trump told Mark Carney as the Canadian prime minister smiled politely. Trump had long dreamt of a big military parade. During his first term, he was left feeling envious after watching a Bastille Day parade in France in 2017. “We’re going to have to try and top it,” Trump told France’s President Macron a few months after the event. His attempts to hold such a grand military spectacle on American soil were repeatedly frustrated over the following years. Washington officials worried about the damage that heavy military vehicles would inflict on streets in D.C., and Trump eventually backed down in his first term as cost estimates for a parade spiraled into the tens of millions. Trump’s desire for troops to perform a military extravaganza persisted even as bombshell reports claimed he’d made disparaging comments about U.S. service personnel. In 2020, the Atlantic published claims that Trump had referred to fallen troops as “suckers” and “losers.” Trump has always denied making the remarks, but John Kelly, Trump’s second White House chief of staff in his first term, confirmed the reports to CNN.
Wait until Trump finds out that Iran's new maneuverable hypersonic missiles were specifically developed to be "carrier killers", not for attacking Israel especially. No systems are foolproof but no defense systems are either. Avangard (HGV) Likely model for Fattah-2’s hypersonic glide vehicle Iskander-M (MaRV) Technology base for Fattah-1’s maneuverable re-entry Zircon (hypersonic) Iran may be reverse-engineering certain aerodynamic and seeker features Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Similar in concept to Iran’s air-launched hypersonic ambitions. Iran often builds “indigenous” weapons that are heavily adapted from foreign designs, especially North Korean, Russian, and Chinese systems.
As outlined previously, Iran's claimed hypersonic missiles are paper tigers. Except for the Fattah-1 -- none of these missiles are operational despite the regime's bold claims. The Fattah-1 only exists in tiny numbers and is only capable of surface-to-surface attacks, it has no capability as an anti-shipping missile.
Your long history of presenting emotional conjecture as analysis may comfort middle schooler Western readers looking to downplay Iran's capabilities, but it’s less persuasive to those who follow regional military developments more closely. Yes, Iran exaggerates. That’s almost tradition at this point. But dismissing the Fattah-1 as irrelevant because it’s "surface-to-surface" misses the point entirely. China's DF-21D, dubbed a “carrier killer,” is also surface-launched. The key isn’t the launch platform, but the guidance, terminal maneuverability, and speed. Moreover, the “only exists in tiny numbers” argument is hollow unless you’re suggesting a carrier group would be comfortable assuming Iran can’t land a hit with a hypersonic weapon aided by Russian tech. That seems like a dangerous bet, especially when doctrine increasingly prioritizes area denial over numerical parity. Put simply their claims may outpace their capability, but assuming nothing exists beyond the paraded prototypes is strategically naive given how much cooperation Russia has received. https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/irans-hypersonic-missiles-summed-up-in-4-words/
For people who actually care to study this stuff a little, the real trick with hypersonic missiles isn’t just speed. It’s navigation. Once the vehicle hits hypersonic velocities, it’s surrounded by a sheath of ionised plasma. That blocks radio signals completely, which is why re-entry capsules go into comms blackout. So the missile has to fly blind during the terminal phase, relying entirely on ultra-precise inertial systems, think Sagnac effect ring laser gyros or high-end fiber optic gyros. That’s high-tier tech, and Iran doesn’t have the domestic capability. They’d need Russian help to even approach that standard. On top of that, carriers move. Sometimes erratically. One knocked a plane off deck just recently to help avoid a Houthi missle. So unless the missile has advanced terminal seeking, like active radar or imaging infrared, it won’t be able to adjust course or re-acquire the target after plasma blackout. And we don’t know if Russia has given Iran that level of tech. Without it, all you’ve got is a Mach 15 guess with no mid-course correction. It’s a mistake to think a population of 92 million doesn’t have enough genius-level minds to do real, useful work. Sanctions slow things down, but talent exists everywhere. Underestimate that at your peril.
So you merely repost the same exact link from my earlier post -- stating that Iran's hypersonic missiles are nothing more than a paper tiger except for the Fattah-1.
Iran only has the Khalij Fars anti-ship missile which can target carriers. There is no sign that Iran possesses the Chinese DF-21D (or a copy of it). The U.S. navy does not seem to be overly concerned about the Khalij Fars striking a carrier. Can Iran’s Missiles Send U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Underwater? https://nationalinterest.org/blog/r...d-us-navy-aircraft-carriers-underwater-199036
I don't see 90 percent of your board spamming as I have you on ignore to reduce clutter. It does not state that. You selectively read as is usual. So no, I didn’t repost your link, I posted the article you misrepresented, because it says something a little more nuanced than your black-and-white dismissal.
Yes... and nothing much has changed since the article was published. Iran still only has their Khalij Fars anti-ship missile and does not have a Chinese DF-21D missile. Unless you think that China is flying them into Iran via cargo planes this week. Noting that the Chinese DF-21D missile is still under development & testing rather than completed & deployed.