President Trump spoke briefly after watching the procession of troops and military vehicles, hailing the Army at the event marking its 250th anniversary.

Eight years after Donald Trump was dazzled while watching a grand military parade in Paris, the president is finally getting a chance to try to top the spectacle.

Troops get military assets into place and security fencing goes up around the National Mall where a large image of President Donald Trump drapes a federal building in preparation for Saturday's military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

The U.S. Capitol is seen through security fencing, set up on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)