Trump's military parade will take 'many days' to clean up, says D.C. mayor [View all]
Source: The Independent
Monday 16 June 2025 19:36 EDT
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has said there’s so far no reported damage to the city's roads following Donald Trump's military parade — but the cleanup will take "many days" yet.
"We expect for them to clean up over several days," Bowser told reporters at a press conference on Monday, referring to the Army Corps of Engineers — which is handling the aftermath. “When I say clean up, I mean move all of their equipment and fencing and jersey barriers. It will take many days, as I understand it."
Roughly 7,000 soldiers, 128 tanks, 34 horses, and a pack of dog-like robots paraded down the National Mall on Saturday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Army — which just so happened to coincide with Trump's 79th birthday.
But the sparse crowds lining the parade route were dwarfed by the estimated four million people who turned out across the country for "No Kings" protests against Trump's attempted centralization of power.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-military-parade-cleanup-dc-b2771181.html
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