Thousands of demonstrators crowded into streets, parks, and plazas across the US, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.

In the rear of an anti-Trump rally across from the White House, a woman began yelling pro-Trump statements and was quickly surrounded by anti-Trump protesters. The police moved in to break up the argument and the woman left, saying she was headed to the parade.

Follow live updates as the military parade in Washington, D.C., kicks off on Trump's birthday. 'No Kings' protests by opponents are planned across the country today.

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital's first major military parade in more than three decades.

The festival and military parade are Saturday, June 14, with tanks, aircraft and thousands of soldiers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.

The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute.

Democrat John Fetterman broke with his party again on Saturday, calling the military parade in D.C. appropriate to celebrate 'regardless of your politics."

The demonstrations follow more than a week of large-scale protests in Los Angeles against Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown and his decision to deploy the military there. Thousands gathered at Liberty Plaza,

US President Donald Trump (left) salutes, standing next to US First Lady Melania Trump during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC. Photo / AFP US President Donald Trump revelled in a long dreamt-of military parade on his 79th birthday,

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history. Yet it still reflects global traditions that serve a range of political and cultural purposes.