The procession, with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks, was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term.

Army's 250th anniversary celebrated with a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Trump's birthday. 'No Kings' protests by opponents are planned across the country.

President Trump hosted Saturday the country's largest military parade in decades in Washington D.C., marking 250 years of the U.S. Army — a date that coincided with his 79th birthday. The big picture: The parade was being held as millions took part in anti-Trump demonstrations across the U.

The parade was the spectacle event Trump had long wanted. It also helped sparked the largest mass opposition to him since his inauguration 145 days earlier.

Protests at the Rhode Island State House, India Point Park and across RI radiated defiance on the president's 79th birthday.