Lots has been discussed about Trump's 21 gun salute, 3 seconds apart, vs the video of Biden's 10 gun salute, 10 seconds apart. But I went to compare the last 4 presidents and guess what?
Bush: 21 gun salute IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS OATH
Obama: 21 gun salute IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS OATH
Trump: 21 gun salute IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS OATH
Biden: No salute after oath
^ Listen, no salute, no guns going off like with the others.
The video passing of the 10 gun salute is at Arlington well after the oath, which diverges not just in it's nature, but it's timing. Military broke tradition and did not salute Biden after his oath. Infer what is obvious from that.
Here is Clinton's inauguration, all queued up
You can hear the guns, they show the guns
Here is Bush Senior's inauguration, all queued up
You can hear the guns, they show the guns
Here is Regan's inauguration, all queued up
You can't hear the guns too well, but they show them
Here is Carter's inauguration, all queued up
You can rarely hear them, but they are there. TV cameras weren't set up to show them this far back it seems
Here is Nixon's inauguration, all queued up
You can hear the guns, they show the guns
(Yo Carter, why weren't the guns televised in your inauguration my dude?)
LBJ & Kennedy are harder
But despite TV not being what it later became, Kennedy got the salute, if you believe this auction for a mortar shell casing from his inauguration.
https://www.icollector.com/John-F-Kennedy-Inauguration-21-Gun-Salute-Mortar-Shell-Casing_i34748973
There's a reason for everything the military does, especially when it comes to ceremony. You don't just move the salute to the following day, or hold it off site. The inauguration isn't a wedding where you debate on having the reception before or after. Garth Brooks can sing, but where military protocol has a say, it's explicit.
If Biden was entitled to it, he would have received it. If he was not entitled, he would not be PERMITTED IT. I wish we had a functioning press to ask these sorts of questions.
I recall that, but since I was late to the party in that thread, and this wasn't discussed there, I wanted to make a new post so people can compare all three previous presidents all queued up vs Biden.
The last post didn't discuss how clearly divergent from the norm this was.
Also this: https://youtu.be/nSyHPLO1d-U?t=35 Trump presented wreath, walks it to location.
https://youtu.be/p9g8sjx0WWg Biden and Harris walk to the wreath, it had been in location before they ever arrived
Great catch
Absolutely spectacular pickup
Here's Obama
And Bush
And Clinton
And Reagan
Only Biden was denied the laying. could approach and pay respects, but not lay it. Aligns with being a foreign dignitary rather than the POTUS.
these Wreath laying info should be stickied. Thanks for the clips!
I made it it's own post, went no where, and added it to an appropriate stickied post just now. It's up to others to appreciate and spread it now.
It should be pointed out that Arlington is not part of the District of Columbia, aka Washington, DC. It is part of Virginia, USA. If Xiden is not POTUS, but a foreign diplomat/envoy from DC to the United States, it'd make sense he'd only get 17 guns and delayed, when he visited American soil.
GREAT ADDITION
It really does look as though the military only recognizes Biden as President of DC, if that
Aren't Dems anti gun?
Salutes for me, not for thee
Hillary was never elected President of the United States and was never inaugurated.