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Donald Trump, At Army’s 250th Anniversary Parade, Says “Every Other Country Celebrates Their Victories; It’s About Time America Did Too”
Thousands of soldiers, tanks and fighting vehicles and marching bands were expected at a parade down a five-block stretch of Constitution Avenue for a celebration of the Army’s 250th anniversary. At an Ellipse reviewing stand is President Donald Trump, celebrating his 79th birthday, and he is expected to speak later in the evening. The event […]
With heavy security and miles of fencing around the area of the White House and the National Mall, the event helped trigger a nationwide series of protests, called No Kings, partly out of concern that the D.C. spectacle would take on the look of a North Korean leader reviewing his troops. The ICE raids in Los Angeles led to protests and Trump’s decision to federalize the National Guard to dispatch it to the city, while 700 Marines also were ordered deployed. Despite the controversy over the parade and its cost, estimated at about $45 million, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny said that he was on the National Mall earlier in the day, where a festival was held to celebrate the Army anniversary.
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