Trump celebrates Parade - the wave of protest is overwhelmed by the USA!

Trump celebrates Parade - the wave of protest is overwhelmed by the USA!

Washington, D.C., USA - On June 15, 2025, a militarized parade overshadowed in Washington, D.C. The protest movement "No Kings", which mobilized against the authority and policy of US President Donald Trump. On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army, Trump not only celebrated the anniversary, but also his 79th birthday, while tens of thousands of people in over 2,000 cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, demonstrated against the event. As vienna.at reported, the parade took up a total of around 6,000 soldiers, 50 helicopters and 150 tank.

Trump entered the stage in front of the White House, accompanied by his wife Melania. Sal vouchers were fired and the US national anthem was sounded while in his speech praised the possibility that the United States could "specify" a bit. This corresponded to his long -cherished wish for a large -scale military parade, which was already expressed during his first term. Critics of the parade, including many of the protesters, described the event as an example of militarization of domestic politics and as Trump's self -staging. In a survey, many US citizens spoke out against the parade, while in Trump's Republican Party she encountered support, which made the further division of society clear.

protests and safety precautions

Under the motto "No Kings", the organizers, inspired by the "Indivisible" movement, directed their protests against Trump's authoritarian tendencies and its immigration policy. Despite the rain, around 200,000 demonstrators gathered in New York who chanted slogans like "This is how democracy looks like" and demanded Trump's dismissal. Mayor such as Barbara Lee von Oakland and Daniel Lurie von San Francisco also included peaceful protests and condemned violence. tagesschau.de reported on a variety of protests that took place in all 50 states, including planned but canceled demonstrations in Minnesota after the violent incident with the politician Melissa Hortman.

in Los Angeles there was a heated -up use of soldiers from the marine incorporation and the National Garde. Trump, in response to the escalating protests against immigrants, ordered the use of 700 Marines, in addition to the 4,000 national guards that had already been sent. Massive safety precautions, including steel fences and metal detectors, were also hit in Washington to ensure safety during the parade. In the past few months, several attacks on politicians and public characters had been recorded, which further heated up the political climate.

the shadow of violence

The day for politics was particularly dark after an assassination attempt on members of the Democratic Party in Minnesota. MP Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed while Senator John Hoffman and his wife were injured. Governor Tim Walz described the incident as a "act of targeted political violence". Trump condemned the "hideous violence" and called for zero tolerance against such acts. This indicates the increasing willingness to violence in the political discourse of the United States, which has recently been reinforced by various attacks and attacks on further politicians.