The protocol should have been him returning a salute, he is the senior - the Commander in Chief. That is protocol.
That the Marine's didn't salute isn't necessarily the story, they may not do so out of protocol, or because they BOTH can't salute. The one Marine you do not see is holding the door with his right hand, and therefore cannot salute.
The story isn't his disregard/disdain for military protocol, it is that he has an ear piece, and has to be told to salute the Marines. He is likely in cognitive decline, which is why he repeated the command, and didn't take the action.
Exactly, the story isn't his failure to salute in this moment, but it's the fact that he is not in control of himself. He is also certainly not in control of the executive branch of the federal government.
The protocol should have been him returning a salute, he is the senior - the Commander in Chief. That is protocol.
That the Marine's didn't salute isn't necessarily the story, they may not do so out of protocol, or because they BOTH can't salute. The one Marine you do not see is holding the door with his right hand, and therefore cannot salute.
The story isn't his disregard/disdain for military protocol, it is that he has an ear piece, and has to be told to salute the Marines. He is likely in cognitive decline, which is why he repeated the command, and didn't take the action.
Exactly, the story isn't his failure to salute in this moment, but it's the fact that he is not in control of himself. He is also certainly not in control of the executive branch of the federal government.