# Was the attendance at the June 14 USA Parade lower than hoped for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 15, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663 "2025-06-15T17:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/41 "2025-06-18T03:32:38Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > At one point, they _resumed_ doing it, though. When did the NPS resume official crowd size estimates? As far as I can tell, they started doing it sometime in the 60s or 70s until Congress approved an appropriations bill that denied NPS funding for crowd counts because of the MMM controversy and they haven’t given official estimates since. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I haven’t heard if they did this one, though. They didn’t because they have no funding to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/42 "2025-06-18T06:20:01Z")
> [@MikeF](#): > > Or the 250,000 I _think_ Trump claimed. If not TFG directly, his administration claimed 250,000: > **[Trump admin mocked for claiming parade attendance was '250,000 patriots'](https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trump-mocked-claims-parade-attendance-1209255)** > > Despite a turnout of only a few thousand, the White House is claiming that 250,000 "patriots" attended the military parade in Washington D.C. on Saturday ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/43 "2025-06-18T14:22:01Z")
There in spirit, presumably. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/44 "2025-06-20T00:39:06Z")
This report from the Votemaster: > **[Electoral-vote.com](https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Senate/Maps/Jun15.html)** > > Track the 2026 Senate election with a red/blue map of the US updated daily using the latest state polls. Doesn’t try to estimate the crowd, but goes with estimates of under 100,000. But more to the point it includes a photo of Trump in which he looks bored to tears and half asleep. There is also a photo of a nearly empty grandstand. The link includes the following quote: " On the whole, the politicians wanted nothing to do with the parade. A few Republicans were in attendance, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was sitting just a few feet from Trump on the reviewing stand, but most of the red team found a reason to be out of town for the weekend. A sizable number of Democrats headed home to join the “No Kings” protests, and the rest made themselves scarce. We only saw one Democratic member of Congress who had something positive to say about the parade, and you already know exactly who it was. [Here’s](https://x.com/senfettermanpa/status/1934022160068092021) Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA): > This parade is comprised of our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers—the very best of us. > > Regardless of your politics, it’s appropriate to celebrate the 250 years of sacrifice, dedication and service." ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/45 "2025-06-20T00:44:25Z")
Never mind. Inappropriate for FQ. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663/46 "2025-06-20T00:53:57Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > But more to the point… That’s not to the point at all, at least for this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663.md?page=2)