Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

June 14, 2025, was a politically charged day across the country, marked by Flag Day, a military parade for the Army’s 250th birthday led by President Donald Trump on a day that also happens to be his 79th birthday,

Natalie Benny, a board member of Alabama Equality, which advocates for the rights of LGBTQ Alabamans, spoke to the crowd, gathered in a large empty lot, from the back of a pickup truck before the march. She spoke about anti-trans rhetoric.

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,