As President Donald Trump’s birthday parade kicked off to sparse crowds and muted enthusiasm, all eyes were on those in Trump’s inner circle who managed to make an appearance (those who didn’t included his daughter Ivanka and her husband,

The first lady’s outfit was fully in line with the controlled and contained public image she had been crafting since the end of her husband’s first term.

Fireworks were planned to cap off Saturday’s all-day celebration, which marked the establishment of the U.S. Army on June 14, 1775, by the Second Continental Congress. With George Washington serving as its first commander,