Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s attempt to mock President Donald Trump’s military parade commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army sparked backlash on social media. Conservatives and other critics accused her of showing “utter contempt” for the U.S. military, while others criticized her for spending the weekend in the Hamptons attending her former aide’s wedding while publicly attacking the president.
“This witch was a few votes away from becoming commander in chief. This is what she thinks of our military. Man, @BuzzPatterson was right. Hillary hates the troops,” conservative X commentator Benny Johnson posted in response to Clinton’s post Sunday.
Clinton posted side-by-side photos comparing President Trump’s military parade, held Saturday evening on Washington’s Constitution Avenue. The event drew national attention, as protesters across the country staged “No Kings Day” demonstrations in response, not only to the parade itself, but also to the Trump administration’s continued deportation raids in left-leaning cities.
“Compare and contrast scenes from yesterday in America,” Clinton posted to X Sunday. “On the one hand, Trump’s low-energy Dear Leader parade (that cost you $45 million). On the other, millions of people across the country gathering peacefully to say: Here, we have no kings.”
Clinton’s message was accompanied by images of protests in Los Angeles and Houston, along with two photos from the parade itself—one capturing a military flyover above the Washington Monument, and another showing spectators watching tanks roll down the street during the procession.
The administration reported that over 250,000 people traveled to Washington, D.C., for Saturday’s military parade, which coincided with both Trump’s 79th birthday and Flag Day, as millions more watched broadcasts of the parade. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters across the country participated in “No Kings” demonstrations opposing Trump, with some protests turning violent, particularly in cities like Portland, Oregon, and amid continued unrest in Los Angeles.
Conservatives and other critics slammed Clinton and her post for allegedly showing her dislike of the U.S. military. “Hillary Clinton hates the troops, bigtime,” assistant director of Florida’s Voice posted to X. “Utter contempt for the 250th birthday of the @USArmy,” another critic posted in response to Clinton, according to Fox News.
“If the only thing @realDonaldTrump ever did was stop Hillary from being President he would be the greatest American ever born,” another critic posted. “Basically what you did in Benghazi shows how much respect you have for our military. You really should sit this one out,” another X user posted.
“We already have a ‘No kings’ day, Hillary. It’s called July 4th aka independence day, where we said no to a monarchy. This is the type of product of the public school system,” an account called Jewish MAGA posted.