Vice President Kamala Harris is facing criticism for appearing to break the precedent and fail to salute the honor guard when boarding Air Force Two.
The video analyzed by Fox News showed that their predecessors, former Vice President Mike Pence and President Biden, regularly greeted the honor guard in the same situation.
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Conservatives, including USA’s Turning Point Charlie Kirk and former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik criticized Harris after a video of her passing through the honor guard gained momentum on social media.
“DISGRACEFUL: @VP Kamala Harris refuses to greet the honor guard on the aircraft steps. It is a clear demonstration of his dislike for uniforms, both police and military,” wrote Kerik in Twitter.
The video analyzed by Fox News showed that Harris did not greet the honor guard on Monday or during previous trips on March 15 and 16. She also didn’t show up to greet when she disembarked from Air Force One with Biden on March 19.
Recent vice presidents maintained the practice of saluting the honor guard when entering and exiting Air Force Two.
Former Vice President Mike Pence can be seen greeting members of the honor guard during disembarkation during stops in Utah and Georgia last year.
The video of Biden’s two terms as vice president shows him greeting members of the U.S. Army as he leaves Air Force Two, including during a 2013 trip to Beijing.
Vice President Joe Biden welcomes his departure from the USS Gettysburg after welcoming sailors to the Mayport Naval Base, Florida, on December 8, 2011. (Official photo of the White House by David Lienemann)
(Official White House photo by David Lienemann)
The tradition of greeting Marines outside Air Force One began with former President Ronald Reagan, who served in the Army, according to The Florida Times-Union.
“I know all the rules about not saluting with civilian clothes and so on, and when you should or shouldn’t,” said Reagan according to The Florida Times-Union. “So I said to the commander, I said, ‘Look, I know all the rules about saluting in civilian clothes and everything, but if I’m the commander in chief, there must be a regulation that allows me to return a salutation.’ And I heard some words of wisdom. He said, ‘I think if you did it, nobody would say anything.’ “
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Fox News’ inquiry into the White House was not returned at the time of publication.
Cameron Cawthorne of Fox News contributed to this report.