Hillary Clinton just threw some major shade at one of Donald Trumpâs biggest insecurities â and all it took was three simple words.
Itâs no secret that Donald Trump has long been obsessed with the size of crowds at his rallies, inaugurations, and public events.
Even former President Barack Obama couldnât resist poking fun at this fixation during his 2024 Democratic National Convention speech, hinting that Trumpâs obsession over crowd sizes is basically like a âpenis measuring contestâ in his mind.
4 million turned out
This past weekend, Trumpâs highly anticipated military parade to celebrate the U.S. militaryâs 250th anniversary (and maybe his birthday) finally took place. But the crowd sizes told a story of their own. Trumpâs team says around 250,000 people showed up to watch his military parade â but experts estimate that more than 4 million turned out nationwide for the âNo Kingsâ protests happening the same day.
Hillary Clinton couldnât resist commenting on the stark contrast. In a now-viral Instagram post, she shared side-by-side photos of Trumpâs parade and the nationwide protests with a simple caption urging her followers to âcompare and contrast scenes from yesterday in America.â
She wrote: âOn the one hand, Trumpâs low-energy Dear Leader parade (that cost you $45 million). On the other, millions of people across the country gathering peacefully to say: Here, we have no kings.â
Praised Clinton
The phrase âNo Kingsâ quickly became a rallying cry online, with many Instagram commenters echoing the protest chant with clapping and raised hands emojis.
Fans praised Clinton for her perfectly timed shade. One person wrote, âI love you so much for doing this, Hillary!!!â while another added, âThe shade of it all!â
With just three words, Clinton captured the moment and highlighted a glaring contrast â and the internet couldnât get enough. Of course, it quickly gained traction among her supporters, but it also sparked major backlash online.
Critics, particularly from conservative circles, accused her of showing âutter contemptâ for the U.S. military and slammed her for spending the weekend in the Hamptons attending a wedding, all while mocking Trumpâs military-themed parade.
âThis witch was a few votes away from becoming commander in chief. This is what she thinks of our military. Man, @BuzzPatterson was right. Hillary hates the troops,â conservative commentator Benny Johnson wrote in response to her viral post on X.

âHillary Clinton hates the troops, bigtime,â echoed the assistant director of Floridaâs Voice, also posting to X.
Another critic didnât hold back either, writing: âUtter contempt for the 250th birthday of the @USArmy.â
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, whoâs been critical of Clinton before, chimed in too: âAnd, we donât have queens either. We have a duly-elected presidentâŚwhich youâll never be.â
Though Clintonâs post may have amused her base, it clearly hit a nerve.
Trump loyalists say Clintonâs post was petty â others call it a mic drop moment years in the making. But can a three-word caption really expose the heart of a presidency? One thingâs for sure: the battle between these political giants is far from over..