Despite the parade, overall travel demand to Washington D.C. remains steady this weekend. Here's what travelers should know.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Ahead of the Army's 250th birthday celebration and parade on June 14, a formidable fleet of military vehicles has started to assemble, including massive tanks at D.C.'s West Potomac Park. 7News cameras got a glimpse at some of those tanks, including the 27-ton M109 Paladin.

The conflict in Los Angeles now forms the backdrop for Saturday’s military parade on Trump’s birthday and a nationwide No Kings protest.

Preparations are underway for the U.S. Army's parade in Washington D.C., which also falls on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

As Washington, D.C., cleans up from the weekend’s culmination of World Pride, the capital city’s focus now shifts straight into a very different mass event — the June 14 military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

Cities and towns across the country are expecting to see “No Kings Day of Defiance” rallies on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration. Organizers behind the “No Kings” movement are calling the protests a reaction to the large military parade taking place in Washington,

Doug Lute, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, discusses President Trump's warning that "any" protesters at Saturday's military parade in D.C. will be "met with heavy force."

"I don't really think the symbolism of tanks and missiles is really what we’re all about," Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday.