CNN...
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a war zone on Wednesday, receiving an
enthusiastic reception from many US troops there -- some of whom may have run afoul
of military rules.
Video footage and the written report of Trump's visit with service members in Iraq
showed the President signing "Make America Great Again" hats and an embroidered patch
that read "Trump 2020."
But troops' requests for the autographs could brush up against Department of Defense
guidelines for political activities.
Those guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political
activities and all military personnel should avoid the inference that their political
activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a
political candidate, campaign, or cause."
President Donald Trump made his first visit to a war zone on Wednesday, receiving an
enthusiastic reception from many US troops there -- some of whom may have run afoul
of military rules.
Video footage and the written report of Trump's visit with service members in Iraq
showed the President signing "Make America Great Again" hats and an embroidered patch
that read "Trump 2020."
But troops' requests for the autographs could brush up against Department of Defense
guidelines for political activities.
Those guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political
activities and all military personnel should avoid the inference that their political
activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a
political candidate, campaign, or cause."
