"While MAGA loyalists left the parade satisfied, it’s clear that many Americans feel very conflicted about what U.S. military power and patriotism mean in the Trump era. And the low turnout will force MAGA to go to great lengths to spin a clear flop as a success. Trump wanted badly for this to be a grand, raucous, March on Washington–level event and it just wasn’t close. Now American taxpayers paid millions so a few people could watch tanks rumble down the street while soldiers marched in centuries old war cosplay. Happy birthday, Mr. President. "