Trump raged at Hegseth over birthday parade where military had too much fun: ‘He’s p***ed off at the soldiers’ - Soldiers ‘were enjoying themselves and showing a convivial face rather than ...

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, attend a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to host a major military parade in Washington, celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary and Flag Day.

Members of Trump’s cabinet including Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio looked on. Trump had first expressed interest in a military parade in Washington early in his ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was so stirred by the esprit de corps of the US Army’s 250th anniversary parade in June that he asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Trump says D.C. military parade protesters will be met with ‘very heavy force' By Erin Doherty, CNBC • Published June 10, 2025 • Updated on June 11, 2025 at 9:19 am

Still, Trump, whose 79th birthday fell on the same day, has long pushed for a military parade in the nation's capital — an idea that was swatted down during his first term by Pentagon officials.

President Donald Trump raged at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Saturday’s military parade, arguing that the soldiers were “hamming it up,” biographer Michael Wolff has said. Wolff appeared on The Daily Beast Podcast, saying that the president wanted a “menacing” show of force in honor of the Army’s 250th, and his 79th, birthday on June 14. Instead, Trump got a “festive ...

President Donald Trump said Friday he’s preparing to expand federal deployments of the National Guard beyond Washington, DC, with Chicago and New York among the cities under review.