Vermonters unified in one of the largest protests in recent Burlington history to defend democracy, health care and migrant rights.

On a hot and humid Saturday afternoon, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters braved the heat and took advantage of any shade they could find to make a stand in downtown Lakeland.

President Donald Trump praised the United States Army as the “greatest, fiercest and bravest fighting force” after a grand display of military might in the nation’s capital.