US politics live: Detail in Trump parade enrages
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President Donald Trump hosted a military parade to honour the 250th anniversary of the US Army in Washington on Saturday – a spectacle which coincided with his 79th birthday. But the large scale event – which Mr Trump said celebrated the 'fighting spirit' of the US military – has been mocked online, with many criticising soldiers for their 'sloppy' marching.
The parade came after hundreds of thousands of 'No Kings' demonstrators took the streets in New York, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta.
Meanwhile, the manhunt a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband has intensified.
As the search entered its second day, police found a car described as related to the shooter.
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