CNN, CBS, WaPo Journalists Blast Biden for Having Military Behind Him During ‘Political Speech’

Whatever you think of this speech the military is supposed to be apolitical. Positioning Marines in uniform behind President Biden for a political speech flies in the face of that. It’s wrong when Democrats do it. It’s wrong when Republicans do it.

— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) September 2, 2022

It’s possible to agree with everything Biden said and still disagree with using Marines as backdrops for a political speech. Easier for military connected folks to grasp, like @jaslow, an Iraq war vet and former executive director of the @dccc: https://t.co/CRGfKPZofK https://t.co/MBrVMoKqgA

— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) September 2, 2022

There’s nothing unusual or wrong with a President delivering a political speech — it’s inherent in the job description — but doing it against a backdrop of two Marines standing at attention and the Marine Band is a break with White House traditions. pic.twitter.com/s3TSYHtkcA

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) September 2, 2022

Like or loathe what he said tonight, it should be noted: The president spoke tonight on the grounds of a national park, flanked by US Marines, and took direct, specific aim at his predecessor and members of the Republican Party.

Another thing we don’t see everyday.

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 2, 2022

Takes like this ignore that most civ-mil experts have had concerns for years about an erosion of norms in how the military is injected into politics by senior leaders.

Trump objectively blasted through those norms in alarming ways. Biden pledged a return to something better. https://t.co/C7NVKGcYxZ

— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) September 2, 2022