Democrats protest as Elon Musk salutes: Trump’s address to Congress – in pictures
Democrats protest as Elon Musk salutes: Trump’s address to Congress – in pictures
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Democrats protest as Elon Musk salutes: Trump’s address to Congress – in pictures
As the title states, Trump's address to Congress - in pictures.
Civilians don't salute. Only military, vets, and law enforcement may salute the President. I guess there's nothing really barring a civilian from doing so but frankly it feels a bit like stolen valor.
Did you forget this gem?
So misinformed. Civilians absolutely can and do salute. They have since the beginning of time. It is a sign of respect and acknowledgement. Whether a full fledged "military" style salute or a hand wave like the royals and civilians do or a tip of the hat like "cowboys" do. There is no implied "stolen valor" if a civilian wants to salute another civilian or a person in the military or of high position.
And of course you can choose not to salute like I assume you do.
Edit: this in no way should imply I support the people in this article. Just stating facts
That is certainly not the tradition. I looked it up before posting but maybe you have a better source. It just didn't seem right because for example civilians don't salute during the national anthem unless they are veterans, and it made sense that they wouldn't salute the president, I looked it up and the first site I checked confirmed my thought.
But maybe you have an authoritative source.