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M.B. Mack

Democratic Senator Insisting US Army is 'Not an Occupying Force' After Trump's Military Parade Mocked Online: 'California Might Disagree'

Sen. John Fetterman defended the U.S. Army parade against online ridicule, asserting that American troops should not be likened to authoritarian forces. (Credit: AFP)

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman pushed back against critics of the recent U.S. Army military parade, insisting that American troops are "not an occupying force," even as mockery of the event spread online and tensions within his own party continued to escalate.

The military parade in Washington, D.C., organized to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday on Saturday, was met with ridicule on social media and during nationwide "No Kings" protests.

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