Protests are expected across the country Saturday in response to the celebratory events to be held in Washington D.C., marking the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and Flag Day, which coincide with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
A parade recognizing the Army’s birthday will include hundreds of tanks, about 7,000 soldiers, flyovers and more. It’s unclear how expected rainstorms in the D.C. area Saturday will impact the celebration, but Trump said it would not.
“It doesn’t affect the tanks at all, it doesn’t affect the soldiers. They’re used to it,” Trump said. “They’re tough, smart.”
Across the U.S., the No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance will take place “during Donald Trump’s military parade,” as the event is being billed by Indivisible, a grassroots progressive movement. Hundreds are planned, including in every U.S. state.
The Day of Defiance comprises dozens of progressive grassroots organizations and unions, including the American Federation of Teachers and Planned Parenthood. The movement says it is comprised of “pro-democracy and pro-worker movements” and activists.
“Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, activists will make action everywhere else the story of America that day,” according to a release from Indivisible.
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