Trump Was Furious
According to Michael Wolff’s new book and podcast insights, President Trump did blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the lackluster turnout and tone of his Army birthday parade. Wolff tells of Trump “reaming out Hegseth” over what he saw as soldiers “hamming it up” — waving and smiling rather than presenting a serious, menacing posture — which Trump felt undermined the message he wanted (thedailybeast.com).
Here’s the breakdown:
- Trump was furious the day after the briefing parade (June 14, 2025), coinciding with the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday. He criticized the tone, style, and staging, which he thought echoed poorly on Hegseth’s planning .
- Wolff shared that Trump questioned why things looked festive rather than menacing, asking, “Who staged this? Tone was all wrong,” and demanding answers directly of Hegseth (thedailybeast.com).
- The White House swiftly denied the account, calling Wolff a “lying sack of s–t” and dismissing the narrative as “fabrication” (thedailybeast.com).
So yes — by Wolff’s account — Trump placed blame squarely on Hegseth for the parade’s poor tone and attendance.
Michael Wolff is an American journalist, author, and columnist known for his provocative writing style and insider accounts of political and media figures. He gained widespread fame with his book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (2018), which detailed the early days of the Trump administration. The book became a bestseller and was controversial for its portrayal of chaos and dysfunction in Trump’s White House.
OMG! Trump is falling asleep at his parade!
— MysterySolvent (@mysterysolvent.bsky.social) June 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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