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"It's really fun, and honestly nerve-wracking," said Jonas Chu, an armored vehicle driver who will appear in the Army's 250th anniversary parade.
As Washington, D.C., cleans up from the weekend’s culmination of World Pride, the capital city’s focus now shifts straight into a very different mass event — the June 14 military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.
Security fencing and road closures are going up across Washington, D.C., as the city prepares for a military parade that will feature more than 100 armored vehicles rolling past the White House. WRC's Megan McGrath reports on how the event is expected to impact traffic and trigger flight delays.
Doug Lute, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, discusses President Trump's warning that "any" protesters at Saturday's military parade in D.C. will be "met with heavy force."
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Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he's concerned over the message that could be sent by President Donald Trump's upcoming military parade.
The parade, which is expected to draw 200,000 spectators to the streets of Washington D.C., celebrates the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army but also comes on Trump’s 79th birthday, raising complaints from some that its real purpose is to embellish his strongman image. The Army says the parade will cost up to $45 million.