Overview

• The parade on June 14 featured over 6,000 soldiers, 128 tanks and historic military equipment to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary and the president’s 79th birthday.
• Organizers estimate that 4 million to 6 million people took part in “No Kings” demonstrations across roughly 2,000 U.S. cities to oppose immigration raids and perceived authoritarianism.
• Violent incidents were reported in Los Angeles, Portland and Atlanta, where law enforcement used tear gas and crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters.
• A gunman assassinated a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota and a separate shooting in Salt Lake City left another protester critically injured.
• Critics denounced the parade’s $25 million to $45 million price tag as an extravagant display of military pomp that underscored deep national divisions.