Hillary Clinton just threw some major shade at one of Donald Trumpโs biggest insecurities โ and all it took was three simple words.
Itโs no secret that Donald Trump has long been obsessed with the size of crowds at his rallies, inaugurations, and public events.
Even former Presidentย Barack Obamaย couldnโt resist poking fun at this fixation during his 2024 Democratic National Convention speech, hinting that Trumpโs obsession over crowd sizes is basically like a โpenis measuring contestโ in his mind.
4 million turned out
This past weekend, Trumpโs highly anticipated military parade to celebrate the U.S. militaryโs 250th anniversary (and maybe his birthday) finally took place. But the crowd sizes told a story of their own. Trumpโs team says around 250,000 people showed up to watch his military parade โ but experts estimate that more than 4 million turned out nationwide for the โNo Kingsโ protests happening the same day.
Hillary Clinton couldnโt resist commenting on the stark contrast. In a now-viralย Instagram post, she shared side-by-side photos of Trumpโs parade and the nationwide protests with a simple caption urging her followers to โcompare and contrast scenes from yesterday in America.โ
She wrote: โOn the one hand, Trumpโs 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.โ
Praised Clinton
The phrase โNo Kingsโ quickly became a rallying cry online, with many Instagram commenters echoing the protest chant with clapping and raised hands emojis.
Fans praised Clinton for her perfectly timed shade. One person wrote, โI love you so much for doing this, Hillary!!!โ while another added, โThe shade of it all!โ
With just three words, Clinton captured the moment and highlighted a glaring contrast โ and the internet couldnโt get enough. Of course, it quickly gained traction among her supporters, but it also sparked major backlash online.
Critics, particularly from conservative circles, accused her of showing โutter contemptโ for the U.S. military and slammed her for spending the weekend in the Hamptons attending a wedding, all while mocking Trumpโs military-themed parade.
โThis 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,โ conservative commentator Benny Johnson wrote in response to her viral post on X.
โHillary Clinton hates the troops, bigtime,โ echoed the assistant director of Floridaโs Voice, also posting to X.
Another critic didnโt hold back either, writing: โUtter contempt for the 250th birthday of the @USArmy.โ
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, whoโs been critical of Clinton before, chimed in too: โAnd, we donโt have queens either. We have a duly-elected presidentโฆwhich youโll never be.โ
Though Clintonโs post may have amused her base, it clearly hit a nerve.
Trump loyalists say Clintonโs post was petty โ others call it a mic drop moment years in the making. But can a three-word caption really expose the heart of a presidency? One thingโs for sure: the battle between these political giants is far from over..
