· on may 2, after more details leaked, the white house and the army confirmed that a parade would take place on june 14 to kick off a yearlong celebration of the army’s 250th anniversary. · as a military parade rolls through washington, dc, on saturday – president donald trump ’s birthday – millions of americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the. · trump has also pushed the optics of the presidency in a monarchical direction, holding a military parade in june for the army’s 250th birthday. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on saturday with a massive military parade in washington, d. c. , against a backdrop of political division and protests savaging president trump. Officials had thwarted a similar one in his first. · the saturday events, which are scheduled en masse across the country, will coincide with trump ’s birthday and his overlapping military parade in washington. · its about time america did, too. but the parade may prove less consequential than the no kings marches it sparked. · president trump spoke briefly after watching the procession of troops and military vehicles, hailing the army at the event marking its 250th anniversary.
