Tangentially related to the POTUS, but... on their way to their virtual town hall, Hannity boarded Marine One before Trump, and saluted the guard as he boarded.
Maybe there's some obscure protocol being followed, but ... he's not in the military, he's not their superior, he holds no position of authority over them, so ... should they have saluted him at all? I'm not clear on who saluted first, whether he was returning their salute, or he was returning theirs, but am I the only one to find this inappropriate?
From the twitterverse;
"Hannity does not warrant being rendered a salute, but the Marines may be following protocol. Not sure. However, Hannity has no business returning a salute. Especially having NEVER served. Somebody who better knows WH protocol should weigh in."
"Are the Marines saluting Sean Hannity?",
"That seems inappropriate but I don’t know what the protocol is supposed to be here", and
"Worse, he apparently saluted them back. (And he’s never served)"