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Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s large-scale, high-cost military parade\u2014which corresponds with Flag Day, the Army\u2019s 250th anniversary, and the president\u2019s 79th birthday<\/a>\u2014is stepping down Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC on a wet and dreary Saturday as anti-Trump \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests take place in cities nationwide.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday,\u201d the No Kings protest website reads<\/a>, \u201cA spectacle meant to look like strength.\u201d \u201cBut,\u201d the organizers continue, \u201creal power isn\u2019t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n The concurrent demonstrations come after weeks of preparation for the president\u2019s display of military might. Trump\u2019s all-day event\u2014which includes Army fitness competitions, a parade of military vehicles and thousands of service members, and a concert accompanied by fireworks\u2014fulfills a long-held goal for the president, one that, during his first term in office, had been squashed. This time around, he\u2019s going big. It is expected to be the largest military parade in the nation\u2019s capital since the end of the first Gulf War in 1991, per<\/a> The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n