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In the midst of President Donald Trump's repeated criticism of the National Football League and football players and team owners for players kneeling in protest during the national anthem, a left-leaning web site accused Trump himself of disrespecting the flag and a solemn United States military tradition in October 2017. The web site Shareblue reported: The interview was conducted in a hangar at the Air National Guard base at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania with hundreds of people in attendance. You can watch the interview on the Fox News web site here. The relevant section starts at 18.04. Here's an excerpted transcript: As Shareblue correctly points out, the playing of Retreat is a very long-standing United States military ceremony, which requires certain standards of decorum for those in attendance, both military and civilian. However, Donald Trump does not appear to have violated protocol during the ceremony. We spoke to an Army National Guard spokesperson, who told us that there is no expectation relating to decorum for civilians or armed services members who are indoors during the Retreat ceremony, in any branch of the military. The President was in an airport hangar during the interview. For those who are outdoors on a military installation during the ceremony, there are different rules, which can be found in Air Force Instruction 34-1201. Generally speaking, military service members and government officials are expected to render appropriate honors throughout the ceremony. While Trump's joke that Retreat was being played in honor of Sean Hannity's television ratings could be considered disrespectful by some, he did not violate protocol by failing to stand or face the flag during the ceremony. We asked the White House for comment and an explanation of Trump's comportment during the playing of Retreat, but we did not receive a response by publication time.
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