In uniform Marines had been at a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser, which implies that both they had been pretend or illegally attending a political occasion in uniform.
A number of individuals who had been dressed as Marines had been pictured at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago:
It’s both unlawful per UCMJ, or they aren’t marines which might be bizarre https://t.co/BEcKYP8uLN
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini)
(@AdamKinzinger) April 13, 2024
In response to steering on political actions and campaigns issued in 2011, Marines are prohibited from showing in uniform at partisan political occasions:
AS A PRIMARY EXAMPLE, MARINES AND SAILORS SHALL NOT WEAR A UNIFORM WHEN THEY ATTEND A PARTISAN OR NONPARTISAN POLITICAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY, MEETING, RALLY, DEBATE OR CONVENTION AS A SPECTATOR.
2. MARINES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ARE SUBJECT TO GENERALLY MORE RESTRICTIVE RULES THAN FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. REF A IS A PUNITIVE LAWFUL GENERAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO MARINES, SAILORS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY. PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REGISTERING TO VOTE AND VOTING, ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO VOTE, MAKING A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO A POLITICAL PARTY OR CANDIDATE, PARTICIPATING FULLY IN THE FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND DISPLAYING A PARTISAN BUMPER STICKER ON A POV.
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PARTICIPATING IN PARTISAN POLITICAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, USING OFFICIAL AUTHORITY TO INFLUENCE OR INTERFERE WITH AN ELECTION, MARCHING OR RIDING IN PARTISAN PARADES, SPEAKING BEFORE A PARTISAN POLITICAL GATHERING, PERFORMING CLERICAL OR OTHER DUTIES FOR A PARTISAN POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR CANDIDATE DURING A CAMPAIGN, DISPLAYING A LARGE POLITICAL SIGN (AS DISTINGUISHED FROM A BUMPER STICKER) ON A PRIVATE VEHICLE, AND DISPLAYING A PARTISAN POLITICAL SIGN, POSTER, BANNER, OR SIMILAR DEVICE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ONE’S RESIDENCE ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION (EVEN IF THAT RESIDENCE IS PART OF A PRIVATIZED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT).
Former Rep. Kinzinger was right. Both the Marines in attendance had been pretend, or they had been unlawful current in uniform at a partisan political occasion. It’s unlawful for any member of the armed forces to look at a partisan political occasion in uniform.
Trump had “Marines” current as a result of since leaving the White Home, the previous president has been obsessive about creating a reproduction pretend White Home at his properties. Trump tries to lend the looks and create the notion of being a president in exile, when he’s in actuality a loser who can’t let it go.
There are some questions that must be answered about Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Marines, and if these pictured had been energetic service members, they must be disciplined for his or her unlawful actions.
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