Trump Claims 'Brand New' World War II Sherman Tanks Will Be Part of July 4th Salute to U.S. Military - GoFuckYourself.com

Bosa · 07-03-2019, 03:27 AM

Defense officials were unclear what the president meant by "brand new Sherman tanks."

President Donald Trump has vowed that "brand new Sherman tanks" will be on display this July 4th in Washington, D.C., and no one in the military seems to have an idea what the heck he is talking about.

The "Salute to America" this year is meant to pay tribute to the U.S. military. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the president said the event will showcase the latest fighter aircraft and tanks.

"We have to put them in certain areas but we have the brand new Sherman tanks and we have the brand new Abram tanks," Trump said, according to a pool report.

"You know we're making a lot of new tanks right now. We're building a lot of new tanks in Lima, Ohio – our great tank factory that people wanted to close down until I got elected and I stopped it from being closed down, and now it's a very productive facility and they do, nobody's the greatest tank in the world."

Let's unpack the president's statement a bit: The M4 Sherman was the main U.S. military battle tank during World War II. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced during the war. The tank proved to be inferior to most German panzers and it took the Army some time to develop tactics to make the best of the Sherman's limited protection and firepower.

Although the U.S. military stopped using Sherman tanks after the Korean War, Paraguay continued to use the M4 until 2018, according to the Army.

Defense officials were unclear what the president meant by "brand new Sherman tanks." A White House spokesman declined to elaborate on Trump's remarks.

Sherman tanks have been prominently featured in several World War II movies, including "Fury" with Brad Pitt; "Kelly's Heroes" with Donald Sutherland; and "A Bridge Too Far" with Michael Caine.

It was unclear on Monday whether the Army has any Shermans left in its inventory of tracked vehicles.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1145838959492313090

Bladewire · 07-03-2019, 09:07 AM

The sad thing is Trump is only bringing out a few tanks, no missiles like NK & Russia does and they'll be looking at Trump's parade like he's an impotent teenager with no teeth and they'll be laughing at him on State tv in those countries at what a small military they think we have because of the parade.

This parade will be excellent anti American propaganda for dictatorships around the world.

Busty2 · 07-03-2019, 09:15 AM

Chump will go down in History as the most ignorant, ill-informed president America has ever seen ! Dirt has a higher IQ than he does.

crockett · 07-03-2019, 09:24 AM

Fake News everyone, fake news.. dumb libs dunno anything...

Picture of Trumps brand new WW 2 Sherman.. Why do libs always have to lie... It's the bestest tanks ever..

MAGAMAGAMAGAMAGA

2MuchMark · 07-03-2019, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by crockett

Fake News everyone, fake news.. dumb libs dunno anything...

Picture of Trumps brand new WW 2 Sherman.. Why do libs always have to lie... It's the bestest tanks ever..

MAGAMAGAMAGAMAGA

07-03-2019, 03:27 AM	#1
Bosa Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Europe Posts: 4,325	Trump Claims 'Brand New' World War II Sherman Tanks Will Be Part of July 4th Salute to U.S. Military Defense officials were unclear what the president meant by "brand new Sherman tanks." President Donald Trump has vowed that "brand new Sherman tanks" will be on display this July 4th in Washington, D.C., and no one in the military seems to have an idea what the heck he is talking about. The "Salute to America" this year is meant to pay tribute to the U.S. military. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the president said the event will showcase the latest fighter aircraft and tanks. "We have to put them in certain areas but we have the brand new Sherman tanks and we have the brand new Abram tanks," Trump said, according to a pool report. "You know we're making a lot of new tanks right now. We're building a lot of new tanks in Lima, Ohio – our great tank factory that people wanted to close down until I got elected and I stopped it from being closed down, and now it's a very productive facility and they do, nobody's the greatest tank in the world." Let's unpack the president's statement a bit: The M4 Sherman was the main U.S. military battle tank during World War II. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced during the war. The tank proved to be inferior to most German panzers and it took the Army some time to develop tactics to make the best of the Sherman's limited protection and firepower. Although the U.S. military stopped using Sherman tanks after the Korean War, Paraguay continued to use the M4 until 2018, according to the Army. Defense officials were unclear what the president meant by "brand new Sherman tanks." A White House spokesman declined to elaborate on Trump's remarks. Sherman tanks have been prominently featured in several World War II movies, including "Fury" with Brad Pitt; "Kelly's Heroes" with Donald Sutherland; and "A Bridge Too Far" with Michael Caine. It was unclear on Monday whether the Army has any Shermans left in its inventory of tracked vehicles. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1145838959492313090

07-03-2019, 09:24 AM	#4
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Fake News everyone, fake news.. dumb libs dunno anything... Picture of Trumps brand new WW 2 Sherman.. Why do libs always have to lie... It's the bestest tanks ever.. MAGAMAGAMAGAMAGA __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

07-03-2019, 09:07 AM	#2
Bladewire StraightBro Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monarch Beach, CA USA Posts: 56,229	The sad thing is Trump is only bringing out a few tanks, no missiles like NK & Russia does and they'll be looking at Trump's parade like he's an impotent teenager with no teeth and they'll be laughing at him on State tv in those countries at what a small military they think we have because of the parade. This parade will be excellent anti American propaganda for dictatorships around the world.

07-03-2019, 09:15 AM	#3
Busty2 Member since 1999 Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Off the Amalfi coast Posts: 7,202	Chump will go down in History as the most ignorant, ill-informed president America has ever seen ! Dirt has a higher IQ than he does.