US EditionWashington Hosts Army's 250th Anniversary Parade Facing Rain and Protests
- Washington, D.C. hosted a military parade on Saturday to mark the 250th year since the founding of the U.S. Army, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
- The parade follows decades without a military event in the capital since the 1991 Gulf War celebration and occurs amid heightened civil unrest and nationwide protests called "No Kings."
- The event featured 6,169 soldiers, 128 tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, 62 aircraft including Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, and concluded with the Army's Golden Knights parachute jump.
- The parade was projected to cost the U.S. Army tens of millions of dollars, with surveys indicating that 60% of Americans disapproved of the expenditure and a majority felt the president wielded excessive power.
- Experts warned the parade could politicize the military and exacerbate tensions, with a federal judge recently ruling the president illegally mobilized forces in Los Angeles without state consent.
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Tanks, helicopters, robot dogs: With the military parade on his 79th birthday, the US president fulfilled a long-held wish, organized by a former Fox news man. For a huge price.
After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through DC
President Donald Trump's military parade rolled through the streets of Washington Saturday, but the celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary was marred by violence and discord.
In Washington, U.S. President Trump holds the largest military parade since the end of the Gulf War - by chance on his birthday. While some celebrate him enthusiastically, the others stand up nationwide. A report by W. Landmesser.
Donald Trump has called the United States military “the biggest, toughest, and bravest force.” Previous presidents have deliberately avoided military displays of force, but Trump has longed for such a parade.
Around 100,000 people want to see the parade of the U.S. military - a march that has so far not taken place. President Trump salutes the grandstand on his birthday.
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