HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Ryan Tedder attends the "Sonic The Hedgehog 3" Los Angeles premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2024, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
On Saturday, the US government threw a military parade in Washington, DC to celebrate the US Army’s 250th anniversary. It also happened to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Reportedly, the Army has been planning an anniversary celebration for two years, but a parade was only added after Trump, who has long desired such a spectacle, entered office. Concurrently, a series of No Kings protests across the country objected to Trump’s policies, including his deployment of the National Guard and Marines to combat anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles.
