Trump warns 'any' protesters at military parade will be 'met with heavy force'
Nine small protests are planned in Washington on Saturday, officials said.
ByStacey Dec
June 10, 2025, 4:29 PM
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."
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