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CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« on: December 27, 2018, 02:33:56 pm »
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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/422956-cnn-trump-signing-maga-hats-for-troops-may-have-violated-pentagon-rules

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CNN’s Pentagon correspondent said that President Trump signing red “Make America Great Again” hats for troops in Iraq may have violated Defense Department rules.

"What commander allowed that to really happen?” Barbara Starr asked Wednesday night.

“This is very much against military policy and regulation,” Starr said. “Troops are not supposed to be involved in political activities, the U.S. military is not a political force.”
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2018, 02:40:00 pm »
Pentagon is a Cabinet department. All Cabinet departments are subservient to the President (in this case Commander-in-Chief). Pentagon rules do not apply.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2018, 02:44:42 pm »
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“This is very much against military policy and regulation,” Starr said. “Troops are not supposed to be involved in political activities, the U.S. military is not a political force.”

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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2018, 02:50:35 pm »
Signing a hat at a soldier's request is not a political activity.   CNN would shatter the morale of soldiers serving far from home at Christmas if it furthers their Trump-hate agenda.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2018, 02:55:56 pm »
If Donald Trump had a hangnail they’d try to impeach him under the rarely used hygiene clause of the constitution.  *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2018, 02:57:38 pm »


Has Maxine Waters started impeachment proceedings over this yet?
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2018, 03:20:25 pm »


When Obama did essentially the same thing, the media thought it was awesome...
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2018, 03:30:31 pm »
“This is very much against military policy and regulation,” Starr said. “Troops are not supposed to be involved in political activities, the U.S. military is not a political force.”

Like hell it isn't.

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CNN Rips Troops In Iraq For Bringing MAGA Hats For Trump To Sign
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2018, 04:02:38 pm »

ByHank Berrien
December 27, 2018


On Wednesday, as President Trump visited American troops stationed in Iraq at the al-Asad airbase, CNN took a shot at the troops who asked Trump to sign their "Make America Great Again" hats or their embroidered patches reading "Trump 2020.” The network discussed whether the service members might have violated Department of Defense guidelines against partisan political activities, and later implied on its website that the troops had indeed violated the rules. But CNN left out a key part of the guidelines when they quoted them.

On CNN’s “The Situation Room,” the network turned to a military expert to determine whether what the troops did was inappropriate. Shockingly, that military expert turned out to be none other than Retired Rear Adm. John Kirby, a former Obama administration spokesperson. Even more shockingly, Kirby theorized that the troops’ actions were indeed inappropriate, saying archly, "It is in fact a campaign slogan, that is a campaign item, and it is completely inappropriate for the troops to do this.”

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https://www.dailywire.com/news/39709/cnn-rips-troops-iraq-bringing-maga-hats-trump-sign-hank-berrien
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Re: CNN Rips Troops In Iraq For Bringing MAGA Hats For Trump To Sign
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2018, 07:22:12 pm »
CNN can't stand the fact that President Trump is so popular with the troops. I find it despicable that they would put him down for his visit .... biased journalism (?) at its best.
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Re: CNN Rips Troops In Iraq For Bringing MAGA Hats For Trump To Sign
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2018, 07:27:31 pm »
Because there currently isn't a declared candidacy with the federal election commission, these are not current campaign materials but fall closer to the category of novelties or collector items.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2018, 11:07:03 pm »
Someone explain how getting their Commander's autograph is a "political activity". No matter what it is written on.

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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2018, 11:11:49 pm »
Is this the thing where you took the lump of coal you got in your Christmas stocking and repeatedly bash your head with it?
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2018, 11:24:33 pm »
Show me the man.

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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2018, 11:41:57 pm »
Our Fleet Admiral speaking to a Flight Deck full of sailors to make sure they vote, and encouraged them for the sake of the military to vote for Ronald Reagan.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2018, 11:59:29 pm »
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 Stars and Stripes | By John Vandiver
 STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Air Forces Europe said troops holding “Make America Great Again” hats during President Donald Trump’s visit Thursday to Ramstein Air Base were not in violation of military rules that prohibit taking part in partisan activities while in uniform.

“There is no rule against Airmen bringing personal items to be signed by the president,” USAFE said in a statement.  [...]

"Any time the commander in chief offers the opportunity to meet with Airmen, such as this official holiday visit by the President and First Lady, Airmen are welcome to participate. No policy violations have been brought to our attention at this time," USAFE said.

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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2018, 12:03:15 am »
There wasn't any violations.  This is just sour grapes by the left because while they were doing their podcasts and editorials bashing the fact he hasn't visited the troops...he was visiting the troops.
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« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2018, 12:05:27 am »
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“This is very much against military policy and regulation,” Starr said. “Troops are not supposed to be involved in political activities, the U.S. military is not a political force.”

If that were actually true then every single person who ever took a selfie with Obama or got his autograph was in violation of the regs.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2018, 12:13:06 am »
Quote from: txradioguy on December 28, 2018, 12:05:27 am
If that were actually true then every single person who ever took a selfie with Obama or got his autograph was in violation of the regs.

If this were true, then servicemen and women should not be allowed to affect elections by...um...voting?  I remember 2000 when the Rats were high-fiving getting military ballots thrown out.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2018, 12:19:17 am »
Michelle Obama's Mirror discusses the Iraq trip:
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... Besides, it’s no big deal, every FLOTUS does it, right? Remember that time Michelle visited a war zone with Buh-rock the magic negro? Yeah, me neither. Although I do remember when Michelle visited several foreign countries:   Russia, the Vatican, Ghana, France, Cambodia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, England, Ireland, Italy, Colombia, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Tanzania, Japan, Indonesia, India, Mexico, South Africa, Botswana, Liberia, Morocco, Qatar, Canada, Senegal, Norway, Netherlands and Cuba. And I’d include Aspen (7 times)  because that’s for all intents and purposes a foreign country too.

But Iraq? Afghanistan? No. Why would she go there?

And remember the good times when Barry visited the troops overseas and they all cheered “USA, USA!” when he walked out? Yeah, me neither.  ...
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #20 on: December 28, 2018, 01:18:05 am »
I guess the 2009 Inauguration Coin I got for my part in the Obama Inauguration was against the regs and I should turn myself in.
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #21 on: December 28, 2018, 01:29:46 am »
This is really, really stupid, even for CNN.  And that’s saying a lot. 
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #22 on: December 28, 2018, 01:39:12 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on December 28, 2018, 12:13:06 am
If this were true, then servicemen and women should not be allowed to affect elections by...um...voting?  I remember 2000 when the Rats were high-fiving getting military ballots thrown out.

I was just gonna post something similar...the libs hate the military, and this just re-enforces their hatred..
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2018, 02:33:42 am »
Trump Calls Out CNN For Accusing US Troops Of Misconduct
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/trump-tweet-cnn-troops-sign-maga-hats-misconduct/
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Re: CNN: Trump signing MAGA hats for troops may have violated Pentagon rules
« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2018, 12:40:55 pm »
CNN still has its mission to do; to lie openly and by omission, to slander, to obfuscate and to attempt to disrupt or end Trump’s duly constituted presidency. American journalism! What a proud profession!
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