Boat parades illustrating grassroots support for President Donald Trump swept the nation over the weekend before Republicans kicked off their online convention Monday to re-nominate the incumbent president.
In the absence of the president’s signature stadium rallies, Americans in at least 13 states from Idaho to New York organized boat parades featuring barges decked out in Trump memorabilia for an on-the-water celebration reminiscent of an Independence Day festival.
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my life,” former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi told the Wall Street Journal of the sea celebration she participated in earlier this month. “It was just miles of boats, from huge boats to jet skis. And just so many people cheering and waving from the beach. I looked at it all and said, ‘This is the silent majority.’”
Whether a silent majority exists remain to be seen, and won’t be known until election day on Nov. 3. Without the signs of one that a conventional campaign could offer as they did in 2016, the boat parades have offered the Trump campaign at least some illustration of the grassroots support the president enjoys, even if they aren’t being picked up in the polls or the media.
HUGE #TrumpBoatParade in New York. The Silent Majority! ??⛵️pic.twitter.com/IwLchi6b59
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Trump Boat Parade in Ohio as far as the eye can see! beautiful! #MAGA ??⛵️ pic.twitter.com/Fa0zeA6Kro
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Reportedly over 1000 boats at today’s #TrumpBoatParade in Rhode Island! ??⛵️ pic.twitter.com/q5czq6HyWp
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Cheers & yells of “4 MORE YEARS!“ heard at Michigan #TrumpBoatParade ??⛵️pic.twitter.com/4zKBPIgIRg
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Trump Boat Parade yesterday in Idaho ⛵️?? pic.twitter.com/qUr0iOe5x8
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Awesome #TrumpBoatParade in Colorado! ??⛵️pic.twitter.com/MAMtqBmZUq
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 21, 2020
Great video of today’s #TrumpBoatParade in Massachusetts! pic.twitter.com/JEAGDXTVCf
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
MUST SEE: Hundreds of American patriots stand for the National Anthem at a #TrumpBoatParade!! ??⛵️
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
Trump Boat Parade in Lake Tyler, TX. ??⛵️
“Small town, showing their support for the greatest President.” pic.twitter.com/c6rrQyYtqt
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 22, 2020
Brunswick County NC. Trump boat parade!?? Cloudy skies could not stop the support of @realDonaldTrump ??Trump 2020?? pic.twitter.com/cTJJ5qnIfY
— Kim (@heifersbff) August 23, 2020
Our little spot in lower Alabama had a Trump boat parade. pic.twitter.com/bHlHomOLms
— just_amyb (@Just_AmyB) August 22, 2020
Trump Boat Parade in NJ yesterday ended outside of Governor Murphy’s house ???⛵️
This is the second weekend in a row that deep blue NJ has had a #TrumpBoatParade ?
THE SILENT MAJORITY! pic.twitter.com/NnOW1S0uBr
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
EPIC BOAT at New Hampshire #TrumpBoatParade this weekend! ? pic.twitter.com/x3EO9toAnC
— Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) August 23, 2020
