My AWESOME Birthday in Mexico vs. Trump’s Debacle in the USA!

As mentioned before, the people and culture here in Mexico are MUCH warmer, friendlier and better than in the USA (especially MAGA-Land Texas!).

This weekend I had my birthday party and it was a huge success! Everyone commented on how much my Spanish has improved, I had a lot of great conversations - including about both US and Mexico politics. The big difference here, is that people don't like policies. They don't label everyone on the other side and would never wear shirts that say things like "I'd Rather be a Russian, Than a Democrat". That's just not the culture here.

Lots of people came, lots of gifts were given, lots of food and drinks were had (I even opened a $3,000 bottle of Macallan 25 for the occasion!), the energy was AWESOME and I grew even closer to the friends I’ve made since moving here, a few months ago.

Compare that to Trump’s Birthday Parade on Saturday. It was pitiful and WAY overshadowed by those who would gladly 86, 47.

The spectacle of a would-be despot’s grand military parade — a display meant to awe, intimidate, and broadcast power. Instead? It turned into a global comedy special. The military parade one that was supposed to rival the grandest shows of authoritarian regimes? One Tik Tok put it perfectly:

“When you order your military parade from Temu!”

From Mexico News Daily to Deutsche Welle, The Guardian to France24, to Moscow Times, China Daily to the Times of India — every corner of the globe was either chuckling quietly or outright laughing at the spectacle. The world watched as Trump’s parade tanked, mercilessly.

And if you thought the soldiers would be marching in perfect step, decked out in dress uniforms, giving crisp parade salutes as they passed the presidential grandstand — think again. There were no dress uniforms, no salutes and definitely no energy. Hell, they didn’t even march in step. They stared straight ahead, stone-faced, like they were silently saying, “Yeah, we’re here, but only because we’re under orders.” Which was actually the case.

This “silent protest” did not go unnoticed. The message was clear: even the military wasn’t playing along with this dictator wannabe’s pageantry. Even worse, his own political party members didn’t even attend. 80% of Republican senators and congresspeople had “prior commitments” (yeah... riiiight) Those who did attend, looked bored, were busy texting or were even caught sleeping! The world saw it, and the world laughed.

Headline from German News Media Deutsche Welles

The REAL kicker: while the parade limped along with a handful of attendees, the No Kings rallies exploded. Over 1000 times more people showed up to protest than to parade. The No Kings movement culminated in what is now the largest protest against a leader in recorded history. That’s right — a tidal wave of dissent that made the parade look like a sad sideshow.

So what’s next? If history and temperament are any guide, the ManChild-in-Chief will throw a tantrum worthy of a toddler denied his favorite toy. Expect tweets, executive orders, withholding of funds and invasions by ICE. All the things we’ve come to know and despise from the Taco Tyrant. Predictable? Absolutely. But also profoundly sad.

Because even though we escaped the regime of Mango Mussolini and are enjoying a much better life, here in beautiful Mexico, we still love our country and hate watching the New Nero take it into rapid decline. The best we can do is support those against him, and minimize the time spent in mourning over the horrors we and the rest of the world, see every day.

Here’s to hoping that by my next birthday, he’s gone!