In an act of complete disrespect, President Obama saluted Marines with a coffee cup while stepping off his U.S. Marine Corps helicopter in New York.
Obama continues to top himself in showing his contempt for our military.
Obama Salutes Marines With Coffee Cup
If you have not served in the military, you don’t understand. It’s a given you always keep your right hand free to salute. Clueless, Obama has never served so how would he know this part of military life?
I sure hope that there are no Liberals in our American Military
Brian, No Other President, in our Countries History, has ever, Had a President, that Gave the American People, the Bird, every time he turned around either! What a Disgrace this Man is!
So disrespectful!
He is a civilian and not required to salute back as would be true for any of us. See what Snopes says about it:
Actually, no regulation specifies that the President of the United States, a civilian who holds the position of Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military, should salute (or return the salutes of) military personnel. In fact, U.S. Army regulations state that neither civilians nor those wearing civilian attire (both of which describe the President of the United States) are required to render salute: