Submit your comments on this article |
Home Front: Politix |
Troops bringing Trump hats to sign may violate military rule |
2018-12-27 |
[10 News - CNN story] President Donald Trump made his first visit to a war zone on Wednesday, receiving an enthusiastic reception from many US troops there -- some of whom may have run afoul of military rules. Deplorable traitors, right, CNN? Video footage and the written report of Trump's visit with service members in Iraq showed the President signing "Make America Great Again" hats and an embroidered patch that read "Trump 2020." But troops' requests for the autographs could brush up against Department of Defense guidelines for political activities. Uh huh. Because they didn't adore teh Lightbringer. Those guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political activities and all military personnel should avoid the inference that their political activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a political candidate, campaign, or cause." US military authorities in the coalition did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. Retired Rear Adm. John Kirby, a former Obama administration BIRM said on CNN's "The Situation Room" on Wednesday that service members having Trump sign the items was inappropriate. "It is in fact a campaign slogan, that is a campaign item, and it is completely inappropriate for the troops to do this," Kirby said. Kirby assigned some blame to Trump himself for political activity around the military: "Every time he's around military audiences, he tends to politicize it, and he brings in complaints and grievances from outside the realm of military policy." |
Posted by:Frank G |
#7 Kirby looks to be light in the loafers. |
Posted by: Regular joe 2018-12-27 12:00 |
#6 Meanwhile, Democrats show up to political rallies in uniform, and even run convicts like Bradley Manning for office... |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-12-27 10:26 |
#5 Rear Adm. John Kirby. The Magical Mulatto Mullah's clone. Kirby served as the U.S. Navy's chief of Leeches do what they do best, suck blood. Even Song Bird call CNN's love child an "idiot". |
Posted by: Woodrow 2018-12-27 08:49 |
#4 Get Bent, smarmy lying tool Kirby. And CNN as well. |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2018-12-27 08:48 |
#3 Wonder if it has dawned on them, that their coup efforts may not turn out as they expected? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-27 07:49 |
#2 Get bent, CNN They already were long ago. |
Posted by: gorb 2018-12-27 04:52 |
#1 Get bent, CNN |
Posted by: newc 2018-12-27 00:54 |