Overview

• Over 2,100 demonstrations took place on June 14 across all 50 states under the “No Kings” banner, coordinated by groups including Indivisible, the American Civil Liberties Union and 50501, and were largely peaceful despite isolated clashes.
• High-profile figures such as Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon joined local marches and used social media to amplify protest messages.
• In Washington, President Trump and his family attended the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade featuring 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters along Constitution Avenue.
• Federal estimates place the parade’s cost between $25 million and $45 million, prompting critics to denounce the expenditure in light of competing domestic priorities.
• President Trump used his eight-minute address to warn foreign adversaries of certain defeat as protesters pressed charges of executive overreach.