{"id":145640,"date":"2025-06-16T09:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/trumps-parade-vs-the-peoples-protest-two-very-different-versions-of-america\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:41:34","slug":"trumps-parade-vs-the-peoples-protest-two-very-different-versions-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/trumps-parade-vs-the-peoples-protest-two-very-different-versions-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Parade Vs the People&#8217;s Protest: Two Very Different Versions of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">As President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> rallied the troops to Washington, DC on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-military-parade-birthday-no-kings-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14<\/a>\u2014the date of the US Army\u2019s 250th anniversary, Flag Day, and his birthday\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-statement-2100-protests-take-place-nationwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hundreds of thousands of his constituents<\/a> joined within the nationwide \u201cNo Kings\u201d march.<\/p>\n<p>It was a conflicting, polar day in America. In one metropolis, a parade costing tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} was <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-military-parade-takeaways.html\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-military-parade-takeaways.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-military-parade-takeaways.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full<\/a> with robotic navy canines strolling down the road, the president being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ccuiHKndhz4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serenaded<\/a> by a crowd singing Happy Birthday, and hundreds of Army service members marching in rows. In a metropolis simply North of DC, on the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/no-kings-day-demonstration-protest-rally-trump-military-parade\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/no-kings-day-demonstration-protest-rally-trump-military-parade\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/no-kings-day-demonstration-protest-rally-trump-military-parade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flagship<\/a> No Kings rally in Philadelphia, an estimated 80,000 folks referred to as out chants which have develop into acquainted since 2016, like \u201cHey-hey! Ho-ho! Donald Trump has got to go!\u201d and ones befitting the protest, like \u201cLet freedom ring! We don\u2019t want a king!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Nearly 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles, police shot stun grenades and rubber bullets, and <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/06\/14\/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/06\/14\/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/06\/14\/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">used<\/a> tear gasoline, on a gaggle of demonstrators protesting the Trump administration\u2019s assaults on immigrant communities. The offensive from police who claimed they had been trying to disperse the group got here hours earlier than the 8 o\u2019clock curfew that a part of downtown was positioned beneath by Mayor Okay<strong>aren Bass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Protestors have been rallying in Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/national-guard-arrive-in-los-angeles-after-trump-signs-orders?srsltid=AfmBOoouc1KbENkdiLMA44HmpfCLpcVmIIWR0qwE-QDEGgq3mHhIRHZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all week<\/a> amid the Trump administration\u2019s rounding up of immigrants within the metropolis and their subsequent strikes to name within the National Guard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energetic<\/a>-duty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/pete-hegseth-doesnt-seem-to-think-a-pesky-court-ruling-should-stop-him-from-sending-troops-to-american-cities?srsltid=AfmBOoq-hyBWOScUxJOOFa4Ee7U8eDaeHvmsN9IJq4Hldb_VKVV1wwEh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marines<\/a> to quell the pro-immigrant, anti-ICE demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><em>Below are simply a number of the pictures that illustrate what this one divisive day within the US appeared like.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robot Dogs, Trump, and Tanks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Military robot dog\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2219490497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2219490497 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2219490497 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2219490497 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2219490497 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2219490497 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2219490497 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f000b7291fd624b1037c9\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2219490497 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Military robotic canines stroll alongside troopers within the U.S. Army&#8217;s 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">MANDEL NGAN\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald and Melania Trump\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2220170170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2220170170 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2220170170 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2220170170 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2220170170 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2220170170 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2220170170 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/684f005e1bee0bde91d7c86f\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2220170170 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand collectively on the finish of the U.S Army parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] As President Donald Trump rallied the troops to Washington, DC on June 14\u2014the date of the US Army\u2019s 250th anniversary, Flag Day, and his birthday\u2014hundreds of thousands of his constituents joined within the nationwide \u201cNo Kings\u201d march. It was a conflicting, polar day in America. In one metropolis, a parade costing tens of hundreds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1674,5594,4466,1770,656,5607],"class_list":{"0":"post-145640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-parade","10":"tag-peoples","11":"tag-protest","12":"tag-trumps","13":"tag-versions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}