Fact check: Did President Biden plan the Army's 250th anniversary parade?

1. Summary of the results

No, President Biden did not plan the Army's 250th anniversary parade. The evidence clearly shows a distinction between what the Biden administration approved versus what actually took place on June 14, 2025.

The Biden administration approved a permit application for a modest festival celebrating the Army's 250th birthday, not a large-scale military parade ^[1]. This festival was planned in June 2024 and was significantly smaller in scope than the eventual parade that occurred.

The actual military parade permit was filed under Trump's administration in March 2025 ^[1]. The parade that took place featured tanks, aircraft, thousands of soldiers, and was presided over by President Trump on his 79th birthday ^{[2] [3]}. Plans for this parade were made during Trump's second term ^[3], and it was executed under Trump's administration ^[4].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks crucial context about the timing and scale differences between the two events. There were actually two separate permit applications for two different types of celebrations:

• Biden's approved event: A modest festival celebrating the Army's anniversary ^[1]
• Trump's parade: A large-scale military parade with tanks, troops, and aircraft ^{[2] [3]}

Democratic lawmakers criticized the parade as a self-indulgent display of military force ^[3], suggesting political opposition viewed it as inappropriate. Military officials expressed concern about the politicization of the military under Trump's administration ^[4].

President Trump would benefit from the narrative that he planned and executed this grand military display, as it occurred on his 79th birthday and served as a demonstration of military strength during his presidency ^[3]. The event was officially proclaimed by Trump himself ^[5].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The question contains an implicit assumption that could lead to misinformation by conflating two separate events. By asking if Biden "planned the parade," it suggests there was only one Army 250th anniversary event, when in fact there were two distinct celebrations with different scales and different administrations responsible for each.

This framing could inadvertently spread the false narrative that Biden was responsible for the large-scale military parade, when the evidence shows he only approved a much smaller festival. The actual military parade was planned and executed entirely under Trump's administration ^[1], making any attribution to Biden factually incorrect.