Karoline Leavitt was nowhere to be seen at Donald Trump’s 79th military parade to the surprise of many.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2025.
Karoline Leavitt is at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Army anniversary(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Karoline Leavitt was noticeably absent from President Donald Trump’s Army anniversary parade on Saturday.

The parade, which began at 6:30 p.m. ET, honored the Army’s 250th anniversary with a festival and parade located at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 14. The anniversary coincides with the Republican president’s 79th birthday.

The creation of the Army began on June 14, 1775, when the Second Continental Congress voted to form the Continental Army from the militia units around the city of Boston. On the next day, June 15, George Washington was elected commander in chief of the forces.

Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt was notably absent from the Saturday parade.(Image: AP)

An Army spokesperson has previously stated the event could cost between $25 and $45 million and included an estimated 6,700 soldiers, 28 Abrams tanks, 28 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 28 Stryker vehicles, four Paladin self-propelled howitzers, eight marching bands, 24 horses, two mules, and one dog named Doc Holiday.

The event, which included various festivities, was reportedly planned for nearly two years, and the parade idea was added earlier in the year. There were anti-Trump protests at the Army parade.