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Source: Shareblue
Donald Trump sat and laughed with Fox News host Sean Hannity as the Retreat bugle call was played. Tradition dictates that members of the military and civilian leadership stand at attention to respect the U.S. flag during the solemn ceremony.
Trumps act of disrespect occurred during an interview that happened in a hangar at the Air National Guard base in Pennsylvania.
Trump referred to the bugle call as a nice sound, and asked Hannity if they were playing it in honor of his ratings.
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Trump disrespected the flag the same evening he returned to the subject of black NFL players protesting police brutality by kneeling during the anthem. He told Hannity, You cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem, you cannot do that.
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Video at the link above.
Link to my GD topic about this:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029700796