OneRepublic singer voices support for parade celebrating Army’s 250th anniversary

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The pb vocalist for the popular set OneRepublic voiced enactment for President Donald Trump’s military parade that commemorated the 250th day of the U.S. Army.

"I person astir 20 household members & grandparents that each fought successful wars from the revolutionary warfare (actually) thru to WWII / Korea," Ryan Tedder wrote successful what appeared to beryllium an Instagram communicative that has since been deleted.

"All authorities & parties and righteous indignation speech it's a ace bummer that alternatively of celebrating the 250th day of the USA ARMY and each those who person fought and died connected our behalf... We're protesting." 

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 Ryan Tedder, vocalist successful the popular set OneRepublic, voiced enactment for President Donald Trump’s military parade that commemorated the 250th day of the U.S. Army. (Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)

The parade, which was held connected Saturday – besides Flag Day and Trump’s 79th day – was meant to grant America, according to remarks the president gave successful the Oval Office past week.

"We’re going to celebrate our country for a change," Trump said. 

As a motion of absorption to the parade, galore liberals held "No Kings" protests astir the country, supported by Walmart heiress Chrissy Walton, to protestation Trump and the parade recognizing the 250th day of the U.S. Army.

Tedder said that helium doesn’t enactment immoderate party, but wanted to enactment the work and sacrifice of those successful the military. 

"I haven't been a paper carrying governmental subordinate of either broadside successful implicit 20 years & deliberation astatine this constituent everything is absurd 99% of the time," the OneRepublic vocalist and songwriter wrote. "But I'd similar to accidental THANKYOU to each of the Army work members progressive and retired and those who person fixed their lives to support our freedom...to protest."

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Members of the subject successful historical uniforms march during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade successful Washington, D.C., connected Saturday, June 14, 2025.  (Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Other musicians and celebrities spoke retired successful disapproval of the parade. 

Nancy Wilson with the set Heart shared a station connected Instagram saying that she was upset that her opus "Barracuda" was played during the event.

"Earlier today, during a parade held successful enactment of our nation’s subject and organized by President Donald Trump, the opus ‘Barracuda’ by Heart was played without support oregon authorization from us," Wilson said successful the Instagram post

"'Barracuda,'" written and performed by Ann and I, is simply a almighty portion of euphony that was ne'er intended for governmental use," she added. "As daughters of a U.S. Marine Corps major, we clasp a heavy and abiding respect for the men and women who service successful our Armed Forces. On a time meant to grant that service, it’s important that euphony utilized successful specified settings reflects not lone the code of the lawsuit but besides the wishes of the artists who created it." 

Singer and songwriter Olivia Rodrigo besides took to Instagram to dependable her disapproval of Trump and the ICE migration enforcement raids successful Los Angeles.  

"I’ve lived successful LA my full beingness and I’m profoundly upset astir these convulsive deportations of my neighbors nether the existent administration," Rodrigo said connected her Instagram story. 

"LA simply wouldn’t beryllium without immigrants," she added. "Treating hardworking assemblage members with specified small respect, empathy, and owed process is awful. I basal with the beautiful, divers assemblage of Los Angeles and with immigrants each crossed America. I basal for our close to state of code and state to protest."

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Members of the subject march during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade successful Washington, D.C., connected Saturday, June 14, 2025. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty)

Billie Joe Armstrong, pb vocalist of Green Day, called retired Trump arsenic good astatine the Download Festival successful Donington Park successful the U.K. connected Friday.  

"Donald Trump successful his medication is simply a fascist government," Armstrong said. "And it’s up to america to combat back."

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Tedder for comment, but did not instantly person a response.

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