Fox News Digital spoke to attendees of the D.C. military parade, some who had traveled hundreds of miles to participate, about why they had come to the nation’s capital for the event.

Thousands of people have gathered in cities across the US to join protests against President Donald Trump, hours ahead of his military parade in Washington DC. The demonstrations organised by a group called "No Kings" was billed as a nationwide day of defiance of his policies.

The United States Army will hold its 250th Birthday Festival throughout the day on Saturday with a parade later in the afternoon. It’s also President Donald Trump‘s 79th birthday, and Flag Day. HERE’S HOW TRUMP’S MILITARY PARADE WILL UNFOLD ON THE NATIONAL MALL The parade will start at 6:30 p.

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