Overview

• The parade features over 7,000 uniformed soldiers, 128 military vehicles, 62 aircraft and a fireworks display to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and the president’s birthday.
• Civil rights groups including Indivisible, the ACLU and the 50501 Movement have organized nonviolent “No Kings” demonstrations nationwide to decry what they call the politicization of the military.
• Officials estimate the event’s cost at $25 million to $45 million and confirm it will proceed despite forecasts of thunderstorms, with no formal weather contingency plan announced.
• Washington authorities have kept the capital free of formal protests to avoid confrontations, while Texas and other states have deployed thousands of National Guard and law enforcement personnel to maintain order.
• Organizers emphasize de-escalation and First Amendment rights, stationing hundreds of trained marshals at rallies from Philadelphia to Phoenix.