Trump's birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

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Source: The Times (UK)

President Trump’s plans to hold a military parade in Washington on his 79th birthday this Saturday are in doubt as officials consider cancelling the event due to a thunderstorm warning.

Steve Warren, chief spokesman of the US army, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary, told The Times: “Rain won’t stop us, the tanks don’t melt, but if there’s lightning then that puts the crowd at risk … they will disperse the crowd and even cancel or postpone the parade. It will depend on the president, too, when he’s available.”

The army has planned a day of festivities in Washington to celebrate the anniversary, culminating in a parade at 6.30pm featuring 6,600 soldiers, dozens of tanks and an astronaut tuning in from space.

A slow-moving front is forecast to move into the city from the north. Thunderstorms are most likely in the later afternoon and into the evening, when the parade would begin.

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