The grand military parade that President Donald Trump wanted for eight years has barreled down Constitution Avenue in Washington with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute.

U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage on Saturday to address the crowd attending the Army's 250th Birthday celebration, which featured a parade showcasing U.S. military equipment earlier in the day.

The militaristic extravaganza Trump envisoned for his birthday was no match for the millions that protested his policies nationwide

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.

Nationwide "No Kings" Rallies Challenge Trump's Flag Day Parade | Firstpost America | N18G As Trump gears up for a grand military parade in Washington to mark the Army's 250th anniversary—coinciding with his 79th birthday and Flag Day—Americans across all 50 states are rallying in protest.

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.

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,