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Trump Holds Military Parade for Army’s 250th and 79th Birthday as Protests Spread Nationwide

Civil rights groups say the $25–45 million display risks stifling dissent after a Minnesota lawmaker was killed

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Overview

  • About 6,600 soldiers, 150 armored vehicles, helicopters and aircraft paraded through Washington to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and the president’s birthday
  • Organizers expected up to 200,000 spectators and spent millions reinforcing city streets and suspending flights around the National Mall
  • Roughly 2,000 “No Kings Day” demonstrations took place in major cities to denounce Trump’s immigration policies and domestic troop deployments
  • Protests in Minnesota were called off after a shooting in Minneapolis killed state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband
  • President Trump warned of a forceful response to demonstrators, drawing criticism from the ACLU and other civil liberties advocates