Trump celebrates his 79th birthday with massive military parade
發佈日期: 2025-06-15 12:51
TVB News
President Donald Trump's grand military parade that he has been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute.
It happened as "No KIngs" protests took place around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader "as a dictator and would-be king."
The Republican president, on his 79th birthday, sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military strength.
The procession began early and moved swiftly as light rain fell and clouds shrouded the Washington Monument.
More than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks took part. There was a flypast involving aeroplanes and helicopters.
Trump tried to make this happen in his first term after seeing such an event in Paris in 2017. This event recognised the Army's 250th anniversary.
"Every other country celebrates their victories. It's about time America did too," Trump declared in brief remarks at the parade's end.
The president praised the strength of the morality's fighting forces and said U.S. soldiers "fight, fight, fight and they win, win, win".
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