People protesting this weekend's multimillion-dollar military parade in Washington will be met with "very big force," President Trump said today.

• Demonstrations are planned in hundreds of cities to counter Saturday's parade, which coincides with Trump's birthday, the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and Flag Day.

🪧 "For those people that want to protest, they're going to be met with very big force," Trump said during an Oval Office press conference.

• "I haven't even heard about a protest," he said, "but ... this is people that hate our country."

🔒 By the numbers: Army officials estimate some 200,000 people will come to Washington to see the parade, per AP. Officials are installing 18 miles of security fencing.

• There's no formal protest planned in Washington — organizers said they wanted to create a "contrast" with Trump, not a direct conflict.

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More troops — including members of the National Guard as well as 700 Marines — are arriving in Los Angeles, though protests have calmed down significantly since Sunday night.

• The deployment is costing about $134 million, the Pentagon's acting comptroller said at a congressional budget hearing today.

⏱️ The latest: California Gov. Gavin Newsom seized on reports that the White House sent troops to LA without first securing a place for them to sleep, or arranging for supplies like food and water, criticizing the military presence as a haphazard stunt.

• "They wouldn't even have to be there had you just done your job," Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell shot back on X.

What we're watching: Anti-ICE protests have sprung up all over the country over the past few days, Axios' Avery Lotz reports.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides services globally to sick children and their families, is refreshing its branding as it embarks on a goal to double the number of families it serves.

• Right now, the organization is meeting about 35% of the demand for its services, and "that demand is only going to grow," Katie Fitzgerald, CEO of Ronald McDonald House, told Axios' Ben Berkowitz.
• The organization is hoping to double its capacity by 2030. It's rolling out a new unified brand as "Ronald McDonald House," with a refreshed logo (pictured above, on the right) later this year.

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