The nation’s capital has been preparing for Thursday’s night’s events, dubbed the “Salute to America,” with the president’s supporters and critics preparing for the big night:
The Trump baby balloon, made popular when anti-Trump protesters flew it over London during President Trump’s visits there in 2018 and 2019, gazes at the Washington Memorial on Thursday.
A Trump supporter waves his flag before the White House on Wednesday.
Anti-Trump protesters unveiled a statue showing the president on a toilet on Thursday.
An armored personnel carrier parks on a sidewalk in downtown Washington, DC on Thursday.
Tanks will be featured heavily in tonight’s celebrations, Here, a Bradley tank is prepped at the Lincoln Memorial.
Code Pink activist and anti-Trump protest regular Medea Benjamin spoke before the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday.
One of the president’s supporters offered an interpretation of the flag’s colors on Wednesday.