Trump keep saluting during the national anthem - despite flag code regulations saying he shouldn’t
Trump keep saluting during the national anthem - despite flag code regulations saying he shouldn’t
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U.S. Code states that those who are not members of the armed forces should put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem. President Donald Trump has made a habit of saluting during the national anthem despite the flag code indicating that he should simply place his hand over his heart.
![[President Donald Trump salutes during his inauguration. He has made it a habit to salute during the national anthem even though flag code says he shouldn’t]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/20/18/20-196ed1e80fe34f00905b06343acaf4fe.jpg)
It also notes that “when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.”. Trump saluted during the national anthem at the recent Army-Navy football game, he did so during his inauguration proceedings on Monday and again on Tuesday during a church service at Washington National Cathedral. Everyone else around him placed their hand over their heart - but not the commander-in-chief who went with a salute, despite not being in uniform.
Trump began the festivities on Monday night by attending the Commander-in-Chief Ball, where he made his signature dance moves to the song YMCA while holding a sword he used to cut into a cake. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be tonight than with some of the greatest American patriots of all – the men and women of the United States military,” Trump said during his remarks at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Trump also attended the Liberty Ball and the Starlight Ball on Monday night. Following his speech at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, Trump spoke via video link to soldiers at a U.S. base in South Korea. “How’s Kim Jong Un doing?” he asked about the North Korean leader. “How are you?".
