Trump, His Birthday
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Tanks and thousands of troops are on the streets of Washington, D.C., for the Army's 250th anniversary on President Donald Trump's birthday.
For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.
The patriotic crowd, with those in American flag apparel vastly outnumbering revelers in MAGA gear, chanted “USA” at several points throughout the parade.
The US Army held a parade in Washington, DC, for its 250th anniversary on Saturday. It was also President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
The procession, with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks, was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term.
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The costly celebration of the Army's 250th anniversary, which happens to fall on the president's birthday, has sparked heavy criticism from Democrats and inspired protests across the country.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. There were mighty machines of war, brought out to dazzle and impress. And there was the spray of tear gas against demonstrators in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast.