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Nine small protests are planned in Washington on Saturday, officials said.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to use "heavy force" against "any" protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend.

"We're going to celebrate big on Saturday," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office right after he spoke about sending the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests there. "If any protesters want to come out, they will be met with very big force."

The parade to honor the Army's 250th anniversary also falls on the president's 79th birthday and comes just days after Trump ordered troops to Los Angeles to respond to protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

"People that want to protest will be met with big force," he said, noting that he hadn't heard of any plans to protest at the military parade in Washington yet. "But this is people that hate our country. They will be met with heavy force."

ABC News reached out to the White House for comment on what kind of force Trump was referring to in his comments Tuesday.

Trump has touted the size and anticipated spectacle of the military parade, saying on Monday, "We have many tanks. We have all sorts of new ones and very old ones old from World War I and World War II," and that the military and the U.S. roles in victories in World War I and World War II need to be celebrated as other countries do with their militaries.

"It's going to be a parade, the likes of which I don't know if we've ever had a parade like that. It's going to be incredible," he said, adding that "thousands and thousands of soldiers" will march through the streets in military garb from various eras of the U.S. military. "We have a lot of those army airplanes flying over the top, and we have tanks all over the place."

Twenty-eight Abrams tanks, 28 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 28 Stryker vehicles, and four Paladin self-propelled howitzers will participate in the parade, as will eight marching bands, 24 horses, two mules and a dog.

Fifty aircraft will fly overhead as well.

"Saturday is going to be a big day in Washington, D.C.," he said while speaking to troops at Fort Bragg after a demonstration from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 18th Airborne Corps. "You know, a lot of people said we don't want to do that. I say, yeah we do. We do want to show off a little bit."

Last month, Army spokesman Steve Warren told reporters that the service welcomes peaceful protests, noting its motto is "this we'll defend," a reference to the service's commitment to upholding democratic values. On Tuesday, Warren confirmed to ABC News that he stands by his May comments.

"We're not doing crowd control," Warren said.

The U.S. Secret Service and Washington officials said Monday they were tracking nine small protests but that they didn't expect any violence.

"From a Secret Service perspective, it's simply people using that first amendment right to protest because we're not going to do anything with that," said Matt McCool, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service's Washington Field Office. "But if that turns violent or any laws are broken, that's when [the Metropolitan Police Department], Park Police, Secret Service will be involved."

Still, the National Guard, including the District of Columbia National Guard and those from other states, will be activated but not armed.

Outside of Washington, progressive groups plan to hold protests against the Trump administration as the parade occurs, with the flagship "No Kings" protest occurring in Philadelphia.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...arade-met-heavy-force/story?id=122692921

The Secret Service made a clear distinction between the constitutional rights of American citizens and criminal activity. Trump by contrast did not. Many people in this country protest against and for things I disagree with but I understand it's their right to do so. Let's just hope the president of The United States does as well.

There is a difference between protest and rioting. Those on the left don't seem to understand the difference.

Most of the people you claim are "on the left" do. Trump sure didn't differentiate the two.

It’s so telling that we had very little protesting overall when Biden was president.

It didn't receive much press,but we had several "protests" around here.The Taxidermists of Ohio were protesting the lack of access to formaldehyde.Joe and Nancy were using more than their fare share.

Oh the hell we don't. It's people like you that don't understand. J6 was a RIOT.. It was an Insurrection. Instigated by Trump and his Minions at the eclipse that day.

But somehow, those on the Right seem to think it wasn't an insurrection.

Those people don't deserve a pardon, they don't deserve one red cent from the Government. They are lawless ass hats that should all be locked up....

ok

WASHINGTON – They snapped. They stared off into space. They zipped into Senate elevators and smiled as the doors closed with them safely inside.
GOP Senators Freak Out When Asked About Trump’s Military Parade Costing $45 Million


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...a62671947d470aa8ad4e3f8e2d0b75&ei=14

This is how nearly a dozen Senate Republicans reacted Wednesday when asked the simplest question: Do you plan to attend President Donald Trump’s military parade in D.C. on Saturday, and are you comfortable with its estimated $45 million price tag?

“I won’t be here in town, but I wish I was,” lamented Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).

Asked about the tens of millions of dollars the event is going to cost taxpayers, Fischer walked into a nearby Senate elevator and gazed into nothingness as the doors closed.

At least the Nebraska senator spoke. Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) clocked in at eight seconds of silence in response to HuffPost asking the same question. With a big grin, Budd slipped into another elevator and stood there, waiting for the doors to close.

“Nope,” Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) said, fidgeting on his phone, when asked if he planned to attend. He let out a big sigh when asked about the parade’s price tag, and started talking about unrelated legislation.

“I’m focused on the trillions right now, which is the reconciliation bill,” Young said. “So I think my constituents would assess that my priorities are appropriate.”

Asked if that means he is comfortable with how much Trump’s military event will cost taxpayers, he snapped: “I answered the question.”

When HuffPost pointed out he didn’t actually answer the question, Young interrupted, “I answered the question I wanted to answer!’

Alrighty then, sir!

Saturday’s parade is being billed as a celebration of the Army’s 250th anniversary, but it’s also timed with Trump’s 79th birthday. The event will feature thousands of soldiers, 150 military vehicles and more than 50 aircraft being rolled around the streets of D.C.

Millions of people nationwide will be protesting Trump at the same time as his parade, in response to his harsh crackdown on immigration enforcement and his decision to deploy the U.S. military to Los Angeles to respond to unrest there. The “No Kings Day” protests are happening in all 50 states and in more than 1,500 cities, though not in D.C.

An obvious reason Senate Republicans don’t want to talk about the cost of this parade is that they’ve been on a tear about slashing so-called government waste since Trump took office, and a massive military parade for the president isn’t exactly essential.

“I might be,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said of attending the parade. As for its costs? “Uh, I have not looked into the price.”

But GOP senators also don’t want to say anything that will anger the president, even if deep down, they’re not happy about spending tens of millions of dollars on something that the second-highest-ranking U.S. general told Trump in his first term is “what dictators do.” So they seem to be opting for going silent or fleeing the scene.

“I am committed in Boise,” Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) said of his plans for Saturday. “I appreciate the Army and the fact that they’re 250 years old.”

As for the cost of the military parade, he just walked away, saying, “That’s all you’re going to get.”

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) dismissed any conversation at all about it, saying she doesn’t “do hallway interviews.” (Most conversations with the press happen in Senate hallways.)

“No comment,” said Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). “No comment.”

To be sure, a few Republicans said they were fine with the costs to put on the event.

“Listen, the Army has done a lot for us,” said Sen. Markwayne Mullen (R-Okla.). “The idea that we get to celebrate their 250th birthday, I think they deserve to have a good celebration.”

He won’t be there, though. “It is my 28th wedding anniversary,” he said. “I choose marriage.”

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) said he’s very supportive of “a celebration of our president’s birthday,” and the costs of the parade don’t bother him because he wants it to look impressive to people in other countries.

“I mean, if you go out there with, you know, two jeeps and an M-16, you know, how does the world perceive that?” Justice said. “Come on now, this is America, you know?… If we’re going to do it, let’s put on a big show.”

Out of 14 GOP senators, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only one HuffPost talked to who criticized holding the parade. It’s not just because of its hefty costs, he said, but also because he doesn’t think ”the symbolism of tanks and missiles” represents what the United States is all about.

“If you ask me about a military parade, all the images that come to mind, the first images, are of the Soviet Union and North Korea,” he said.

You do have to love the double standard of attacking federal employees, who comprise a very small portion of the overall budget, while also advocating for a parade that costs tens of millions of dollars.

Glad my benefits can be stripped in the current BBB legislation so that we can pay for a happy birthday parade.

I've said this before a couple times, but when the likes of Rand Paul are the beacons of common sense, we know we've got a problem.

Remember when he was the crazy outlier??

The definition of crazy has now reached an elevated level.

It seems there is a possibility that fats nixon birthday parade might get called off now-cause it might rain.

Don't want to get those bone spurs wet