00:00The grand military parade that U.S. President Donald Trump had been wanting for years
00:07barreled down the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday,
00:10complete with tanks, troops, and a 21-gun salute.
00:14The parade, which coincided with Trump's 79th birthday,
00:18commemorated the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
00:23It played out against protests around the country
00:26by those who decry Trump as a dictator and would-be king.
00:31The so-called No Kings rallies unfolded in hundreds of cities,
00:35designed to counter what organizers said were Trump's plans to feed his ego on his 79th birthday.
00:42While mostly calm, a demonstration in L.A. turned chaotic
00:46when police began charging at the crowd and firing tear gas.
00:51The Californian city has been the center of rising tensions
00:55as Marines and National Guard were deployed to the city
00:58during protests related to immigration raids.
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