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The grand military parade that US President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute.
It played out against the counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the US leader as a dictator and would-be king.
During the parade, which coincided with Trump's 79th birthday, he sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military might, which began early and moved swiftly as light rain fell and dark clouds shrouded the Washington Monument.
President Donald Trump salutes as he attends a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with his
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