The massive military parade that President Donald Trump has long wanted is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday evening, with tanks, bands and thousands of troops. And the biggest question marks are whether it will be overshadowed or delayed by either the weather in Washington or planned protests elsewhere around the country.

Republican lawmakers are using every trick in the book to avoid attending Trump’s extravagant military parade—or commenting on its estimated $45 million price tag. The event in Washington, D.C., on Saturday is being billed as a celebration of the Army’s 250th anniversary,