Tanks roll through Washington as Trump hosts US military parade
US president appears on bandstand, where crowd, dotted with Maga hats, spontaneously sings Happy BirthdayUS politics live – latest updatesThousands of troops accompanied by dozens of tanks and aircraft started on their route through the National Mall in Washington DC for a military parade billed as celebrating the US army’s 250th birthday on Saturday – which also happens to be the day Donald Trump turns 79.The parade started 30 minutes early to avoid a downpour. Trump appeared on the bandstand before things kicked off, to raucous cheers of “USA! USA”, and the crowd, dotted with Maga hats, spontaneously sang Happy Birthday. A cannon fired as the parade begin. Continue reading...

US president appears on bandstand, where crowd, dotted with Maga hats, spontaneously sings Happy Birthday
Thousands of troops accompanied by dozens of tanks and aircraft started on their route through the National Mall in Washington DC for a military parade billed as celebrating the US army’s 250th birthday on Saturday – which also happens to be the day Donald Trump turns 79.
The parade started 30 minutes early to avoid a downpour. Trump appeared on the bandstand before things kicked off, to raucous cheers of “USA! USA”, and the crowd, dotted with Maga hats, spontaneously sang Happy Birthday. A cannon fired as the parade begin. Continue reading...