Tanks, flypasts, missiles: what to expect at Trump’s ‘dictator chic’ military parade
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6XZ2E)
Washington will host a celebration of US army's 250th anniversary, which also coincides with president's birthday
It will be a parade fit for a king - which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.
On Saturday there will be tanks on the streets of the nation's capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army's 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
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