The Army birthday celebration had already been planned for months. But earlier this spring, Trump announced his intention to transform the event, which coincides with his 79th birthday, into a massive military parade complete with 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and Paladin self-propelled howitzers rolling through the city streets.

Trump's effort to use the military to quell protests received pushback for his staff during his first administration. Now he's trying again.

Trump did not differentiate between those who will protest peacefully from those intent on inflicting violence.

When President Donald Trump returned from a Bastille Day visit to Paris during his first term, he asked his military brass to organize a parade akin to the one he’d watched march down the Champs-Élysées.

The stage is being set and tanks are arriving for the Army's military parade to celebrate the service's 250th anniversary on Trump's birthday.

McCool said thousands of agents, officers and specialists will be deployed from law enforcement agencies from across the country. The FBI and Metropolitan Police Department both told reporters there were no credible threats to the event.

The Army's 250th festival and parade coincides with President Trump’s birthday.

The United States Army — the military's oldest branch — will soon celebrate a milestone birthday. Here's when and how you can observe and celebrate the Army's 250th birthday. The United States Army will celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday,