Donald Trump threw a military parade in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, June 14 (a date that happens to be the president’s birthday) to the tune of $25 to $45 million. But unfortunately for Trump, photos and videos from the big day show sparse attendance and a lack of organization from top to bottom.

President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” at the conclusion of a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital Saturday as the Army celebrated its 250th birthday with a parade.

The United States Army parachute team, the Golden KNights, descend on the military parade in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2025, President Trump’s birthday. Courtesy: America250

In a bizarre turn of events, Fox News abruptly cut off its Saturday night interview with Rebekah Koffler after the wobbly former defense intelligence agency officer launched off on an incoherent tangent about Donald Trump’s controversial military parade meant to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary.

The parade was the spectacle event Trump had long wanted. It also helped sparked the largest mass opposition to him since his inauguration 145 days earlier.

Millions of Americans are likely to tune in, whether to show bipartisan support for the troops, for Trump or just out of curiosity.

The demonstrations follow more than a week of large-scale protests in Los Angeles against Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown and his decision to deploy the military there. Thousands gathered at Liberty Plaza,

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

Thousands of demonstrators crowded into streets, parks, and plazas across the US, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.

By some measures, President Donald Trump’s military parade has been years in the making. The event planned for Saturday will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, with thousands of soldiers and dozens of massive military vehicles and aircraft descending on the National Mall.

President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital's first major military parade in more than three decades.