Pentagon Puts Together Audience for Trump's Fight Show: Overweight Military Personnel Not Eligible
Trump's antics are getting more and more creative.
On the 29th, American cable news network claimed to have seen a memo from the Pentagon indicating that the Pentagon is drafting a list of U.S. military personnel who will have the opportunity to attend a combat-style competition scheduled at the White House next month.
In short, perhaps fearing that tickets for the White House fight event won’t sell out, the Pentagon is preparing to recruit a group of military soldiers as audience fillers to avoid an empty venue and save Trump from embarrassment.
But what makes this situation bizarre is that the Pentagon’s criteria for selecting these "audience members" aren’t based on unit designation or location, but rather on height, weight, and waist circumference—overweight soldiers will be excluded. Furthermore, selected participants must wear formal attire, stand with proper posture and sit with dignity, helping uphold the image of the White House as a showcase of elite forces.
Even more absurdly, although the Pentagon promises free admission, soldiers who are selected but stationed too far from Washington must cover their own travel expenses—the Pentagon will not bear this cost.
From this peculiar move, it's clear that Trump displays both a penchant for grandeur and a shrewd calculation. After all, this may be the first time in U.S. history that a president turns the White House into a fighting arena. Although the entire planning and execution of this fight event reeks of absurdity, the White House celebration marking the 250th anniversary of American independence has been transformed by Trump into a spectacle of performance art.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866597429464071/
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