Overview

• Security teams are installing 18 miles of anti-scale fencing, setting up 175 magnetometer checkpoints and deploying multiple drones along the parade route under NSSE authority.
• President Trump warned that any protesters at the June 14 ceremony "will be met with very big force," echoing his recent decision to send National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles.
• Organizers say roughly 6,700 soldiers, 28 M1 Abrams tanks and 50 aircraft will participate in a three-hour procession on Constitution Avenue ending near the Washington Monument.
• Progressive groups have planned over 1,500 “No Kings” rallies across all 50 states to challenge what they view as an orchestrated display of executive power.
• Lawmakers from both parties have questioned the roughly $45 million cost—including up to $16 million for street repairs—and warned the event risks politicizing military resources.