President Trump made a surprise visit to Irag over Christmas to visit the troop stationed there. CNN decided to target the troops and their actions during Trump’s visit as a result.
According to The Daily Caller:
CNN is accusing U.S. troops stationed in Iraq of breaching protocol by having President Donald Trump sign “Make America Great Again” hats during the president’s official visit.
Trump and first lady Melania departed late Christmas evening on a surprise visit to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
Prior to the trip, Trump had been criticized repeatedly by the media for not visiting a war zone during his time in office. NBC News prematurely accused the president of skipping the presidential tradition of meeting with troops around Christmastime, writing shortly before the president’s unannounced visit to Iraq, “Trump becomes first president since 2002 not to visit troops at Christmastime.”
Being unable to criticize Trump for visiting the troops, some news outlets turned their focus to the service members who received him.
Troops bringing President Trump “Make America Great Again” hats to sign may have violated a military rule https://t.co/AfKkrYq7PV pic.twitter.com/gnRoQge82S
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 27, 2018
The report also points out that despite CNN’s hatred, President Trump is not currently a candidate and the visit is not campaign-related making it highly unlikely that the troops will be disciplined for this.
