Trump planning pricey military parade on his 79th birthday: Report [View all]

Source: The Independent

Monday 07 April 2025 23:46 EDT


The Trump administration is reportedly planning a military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary — which just so happens to fall on Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

The D.C. alternative weekly The Washington City Paper reported Sunday that local officials have been briefed to expect a four-mile procession this June 14, a Saturday. The White House apparently denied the report, telling Politico: “No military parade has been scheduled."

Nevertheless, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed at a press conference on Monday morning that she had been notified about a potential event, though claimed to have received few details. "I would say it's at its early stages," she told reporters. "Yes, they have reached out. I don't know that it's been characterized as a military parade."

When a reporter noted that the parade would reportedly begin at the Pentagon, she smiled and said: "Okay. Well, then it does sound like a military parade." The U.S. Army and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Independent.

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