"President Joe Biden returns a salute as he walks to board Marine One at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, en route to Camp David after addressing the nation from the White House about Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)"
Using Clip 2 the following timeline can be constructed of the landing period:
4:08 : The President conferring with unknown person aboard M1.
4:16 : The President departs M1.
4:20 : The President returns Marine's salute, ascends stairs to balcony / Blue Room.
5:24 : The President faces M1 and removes his mask.
5:58 : The President buttons coat at prompt from unknown person below to his right.
6:15 : The President stands to attention.
6:20 : The President initiates first salute.
6:43 : The President concludes first salute.
6:56 : The President steps back due to helicopter blade wash.
7:10 : The President steps forward to original position, stands at attention.
7:12 : The President initiates second salute.
7:14 : The President concludes second salute.
7:15 : The President waves to unknown person(s) below, turns, steps toward the WH.
To further refine that timeline using clip 1, from the time of touch down to the time President Trump steps down from the helicopter is 2 min and 24 seconds.
President Trump initiates the two salutes you see in the clips.
Other than a U.S.S. Navy ship christening or a medal of honor recipient, the Commander-in-Chief receives salutes, he does not initiate them (and I am not so sure about the medal of honor recipient). He does not salute helicopters.
The logical answer would be that he was saluting the President. But that would mean that he was no longer POTUS at this point. So was the 25th Amendment triggered? Perhaps because he was at the hospital due to "covid"? That would have made Pence acting POTUS until Trump had informed the Speaker and President Pro Temp that he was able to return to his duties. So was Pence in the chopper? Also, did Trump ever resume his powers as POTUS?
This is from yesterday (under photo):
"President Joe Biden returns a salute as he walks to board Marine One at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, en route to Camp David after addressing the nation from the White House about Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)"
https://www.richmondregister.com/kentucky/analysis-defiant-biden-is-face-of-chaotic-afghan-evacuation/article_82b5e26a-feed-11eb-99fc-47559165cb0d.html
Saluting can tell you a lot about hierarchy in the military.
But sometimes it just doesn't make any sense.
Here's Mel Gibson saluting The President of the United States.
https://mobile.twitter.com/freedragonfly17/status/1414350388443049986
Here's The President of The United States saluting the north end of a southbound helicopter.
https://cdn.winknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Trump-4.jpg (official WH photo)
05 October 2020. President Trump returns to the White House from Walter Reed Hospital after treatment for Corona Virus infection:
Clip 1. Video from outside the WH grounds with long lens camera:
https://youtu.be/zdXs_u6HXHY?t=14770 (timestamp / M1 Landing / distant video)
Clip 2. WH video, close up (news pool) feed of landing:
https://youtu.be/M_6AOS0fot8?t=247 (timestamp 4:07 / 3 min, 25 sec / close up)
Using Clip 2 the following timeline can be constructed of the landing period:
4:08 : The President conferring with unknown person aboard M1.
4:16 : The President departs M1.
4:20 : The President returns Marine's salute, ascends stairs to balcony / Blue Room.
5:24 : The President faces M1 and removes his mask.
5:58 : The President buttons coat at prompt from unknown person below to his right.
6:15 : The President stands to attention.
6:20 : The President initiates first salute.
6:43 : The President concludes first salute.
6:56 : The President steps back due to helicopter blade wash.
7:10 : The President steps forward to original position, stands at attention.
7:12 : The President initiates second salute.
7:14 : The President concludes second salute.
7:15 : The President waves to unknown person(s) below, turns, steps toward the WH.
To further refine that timeline using clip 1, from the time of touch down to the time President Trump steps down from the helicopter is 2 min and 24 seconds.
President Trump initiates the two salutes you see in the clips.
Other than a U.S.S. Navy ship christening or a medal of honor recipient, the Commander-in-Chief receives salutes, he does not initiate them (and I am not so sure about the medal of honor recipient). He does not salute helicopters.
Who was President Trump saluting?
JFK Jr. hopefully….
my favorite thought, my favorite thought ... did you see he was in the news yesterday?
Thanks for the explanation of those salutes, I've read about it before but didn't understand it. Thx for the breakdown.
The logical answer would be that he was saluting the President. But that would mean that he was no longer POTUS at this point. So was the 25th Amendment triggered? Perhaps because he was at the hospital due to "covid"? That would have made Pence acting POTUS until Trump had informed the Speaker and President Pro Temp that he was able to return to his duties. So was Pence in the chopper? Also, did Trump ever resume his powers as POTUS?
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Logical thinking...
https://cdn.winknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Trump-4.jpg