Overview

• The parade kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on June 14 along Constitution Avenue with 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft marking the Army’s semiquincentennial and the president’s birthday.
• Authorities have placed steel plating on key streets, closed nearby roads and readied National Guard units to manage both the procession and anticipated protests.
• Critics have condemned the event’s $25 million to $45 million budget and likened its scale to military spectacles in authoritarian regimes.
• More than 1,500 “No Kings” demonstrations organized by civil rights groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Campaign are scheduled nationwide.
• President Trump has warned that anyone protesting the parade will be met with “very big force,” underscoring heightened security tensions.