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A child throws a water balloon at an effigy of US President Donald Trump as people take part in a "No Kings" protest in Asheville, North Carolina, on June 14, 2025 as US President Donald Trump presides over a military parade in Washington, DC. Trump will preside over a huge military parade in Washington on his 79th birthday, as nationwide protests rejecting his brand of politics underscore deep divisions over his second term. But the threat of thunderstorms in the US capital, and the barrage of missiles raining down in Tel Aviv and Tehran -- a conflict in which the American military is assisting -- could cast a long shadow over the president's celebration. Nearly 7,000 troops plus dozens of tanks and helicopters will rumble through Washington in an event officially marking the 250th anniversary of the US army -- at a cost of up to $45 million. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)