California sued Trump over the deployment, with the state attorney general arguing that the president had “trampled” the state’s sovereignty. California leaders accused Trump of fanning protesters’ anger, leading crowds to block off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire.

The "No Kings" protest and march happening in Philadelphia on Saturday coincides with hundreds of rallies scheduled to take place across the country.

The president's determination to stage a procession of America's troops and its military hardware, with 28 Abrams tanks thundering up Constitution Avenue in the nation's capital and 50 military helicopters thumping overhead,

U.S. President Donald Trump warned people on Tuesday against protesting at the weekend military parade in Washington marking the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.

With preparations for Pres. Trump’s military parade underway, Trump warned that anyone who shows up to protest “will be met with very big force.”

Trump’s comments come after he deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Sunday, in order to quell protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the city. Trump then activated an additional 2,000 troops and 700 Marines on Monday.

A long-planned celebration in Washington for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary will coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday on Saturday. While the Army has said it has no plans to recognize Trump's birthday,

President Donald Trump’s moves to deploy US troops to Los Angeles and hold a splashy parade on the Army’s 250th birthday fulfills his longtime goal of leaning on the military for a show of force and political power.