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President Obama says hello to two Marines with the Latte Salute
- Published_at:2014-09-23
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:ONE NEWS
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- description: President Obama says hello to two Marines with the Latte Salute this video shows the President Obama says hello to two Marines with the Latte Salute.Tempest over Obama's tea cup salute: Commander-in-chief sparks anger by saluting US Marines with drink in his hand President was exiting his Marine One helicopter after landing in New York City for speeches about global warming and fighting ISIS in Syria Commander-in-chief is a military title that entitles Obama to a salute, and he's expected to return the gesture On Tuesday he saluted two uniformed US Marines while holding a cup in his hand, a breach that won't win him fans among veterans or servicemen Twitter erupted with the president's indignant detractors The White House put a short video of his arrival in New York on its own Instagram page, creating a public gaffe that no photographer had shown President Barack Obama saluted a pair of United States Marines on Tuesday while holding what appeared to be a styrofoam cup in his saluting hand, a breach of military regulations that won't win him fans among veterans and servicemen. Obama is known for drinking tea, not coffee, when he travels, especially before delivering speeches. His quasi-saluting gesture was an instant embarrassment for the White House, and not because his environmentally taboo drinkware clashed with the green-policy speech he was on his way to deliver at a UN Climate Summit.Saluting military personnel is something presidents are expected to do since they're at the top of the Pentagon's chain of command. It's customary for a commander-in-chief to salute uniformed servicemen and women who salute him first as a sign of respect. President Ronald Reagan reportedly began the tradition and future presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, followed suit. But Obama's casual approach to the moment as he left his Marine One chopper at a helipad in New York City came at a time when he had just ordered U.S. fighter planes to fly perilous missions in the skies over Syria. Twitter predictably erupted, with most commenters expressing outrage and a few insisting that it wasn't a major mistake. The 'Customs and Courtesies' manual of the U.S. Marine Corps advises that there are circumstances in which it's not appropriate to render a salute. One of them is when military personnel are 'carrying articles with both hands or being otherwise so occupied as to make saluting impractical.'The U.S. Army Field Manual describes the correct procedure for rendering a salute. It instructs that when 'uncovered' – that is, not wearing a cap – one should 'touch the tip of the right forefinger to the forehead near and slightly to the right of the right eyebrow.' During Tuesday's salute, Obama's cup was the only thing that made contact with his head. Obama made saluting news once before, in 2013, when he forgot to salute a Marine guarding his chopper before he bounded up the stairs to board it. Instead of sticking his head out the door and saluting, Obama returned all the way to ground level – and shook the young man's hand instead. No wire photographers captured pictures of the exact moment when the president executed his unconventional tea cup maneuver on Tuesday, but online fury built after the White House itself posted a short video clip of it on its Instagram page. 'What's worse?' one Twitter user asked: 'that Obama didn't put down his coffee cup before saluting, or that the WH thought it was smart to post it
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