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WASHINGTON – Thousands of soldiers went down to Washington, DC on Saturday, accompanied by dozens of tanks and helicopters above the head, for the president for the president Donald Trump‘s high -level show To mark the 250th anniversary of the army.
Trump, whose 79th anniversary fell on the same day, has long -growing for a military Parade in the national capital – an idea which was unleashed during its first mandate by the Pentagon officials.
President Donald Trump (L) salutes next to the first lady of Melania Trump, during the army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025.
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Now, with full control of the government and an administration stacked with loyalists, Trump obtains the grandiose force show that he has always considered – even if he draws criticism.
A number of members of the Trump cabinet joined him during the parade, including the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump was also accompanied on stage by his wife, the first lady Melania Trump.
The parade started about thirty minutes earlier than initially expected due to the thunderstorms expected in Washington, DC on Saturday evening.
In anticipation of the weather, Trump wrote in a Social truth Publish on Saturday morning that the parade was going “rain or shine”.
Some of the overflights planned for the parade have been canceled due to the weather, said NBC News, according to an American secret service official.
People are watching an M1A2 Abrams reservoir exceeds during a military parade to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US military in Washington, DC, United States, June 14, 2025.
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The parade is among the most striking examples to date of Trump bending his role as commander -in -chief since his entry into office.
While the festivities took place in Washington, DC, some of Trump’s opponents gathered across the country as part of “No kings day“Demonstrations to protest against the policies of his administration.
Demonstrations have been planned in nearly 2,000 cities across the United States, according to the event website.
A No Kings sticker is stuck on a position as participants in vintage uniforms of the past during a military parade to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American army in Washington, DC, United States, June 14, 2025.
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It was a lively divided screen and collides with the backdrop of the current tensions in Los Angeles which have intensified from Trump deployed the National Guard To suppress demonstrations against the implementation policies of the immigration law.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, LAW law officials have warned The public not to attend the demonstrations planned through the state on Saturday after targeted shots Democratic state legislators overnight.
Earlier this week, Trump issued a striking warning that all demonstrators in Washington, DC, will be met “very great strength. “”
Security officials said they did not provide for generalized counterpags in the national capital, but they were monitoring any possible activity.
The soldiers participated in the military parade of the American army to commemorate the army’s 250th anniversary, on the day of the 79th anniversary of US President Donald Trump, Washington, DC, United States, June 14, 2025.
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The parade also comes in the middle of increasing tensions in the Middle East, after Israel’s attacks on Iran Nuclear sites and reprisal attacks from Iran.
Throughout the day, there were military demonstrations and a crown placed on the tomb of the unknown soldier.
He was to be the largest military parade in Washington, DC, since 1991, when President George HW Bush organized a military parade at the end of the Gulf War.
Soldiers dressed in revolutionary war uniforms March in the military parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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“This will give the vibrations of downtown Moscow or the city center of Beijing, it will look like an entire authoritarian communist country,” the Republican strategist based in Arizona, Barrett Marson, told CNBC.
A particular snack for criticism of the event, including some Republicans, was its high price.
Overall, the event could cost up $ 45 millionAccording to an army spokesperson.
The cost of the parade has been subject to strong criticisms while the Republicans of Congress are trying to adopt the “Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which includes tax reductions for business owners, investors and Owners in high tax zones that would add to an estimate 4 dollars or more billions in the federal deficit.
Senator John Kennedy, R-La., Said that he would not “spend money” for the event if it was him, NBC News reports.
Member of the Golden Knights, the demonstration and competition team parachute from the American army, landed in front of the White House during the 250th anniversary of the army in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025.
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Most American adults tend to agree, according to a survey Thursday of The Associated Press-Noc Center for Public Affairs Research This revealed that 60% of adults interviewed said that the military parade was not good use of public funds.
But for Trump, the cost is “peanuts compared to the value of doing so,” he said in a Interview with “Meet the Press” by NBC last month.
“We have the largest missiles in the world. We have the largest submarines in the world. We have the largest tanks in the world’s army. We have the largest weapons in the world,” Trump at Kristen Welker told NBC News.
“And we’re going to celebrate it.”
This is a story in development and will be updated throughout the day.
