Video of the day: Watch VP Kamala Harris NOT salute the military as she boards Air Force Two

Vice President Kamala Harris did not salute the honor guard as she was spotted boarding Air Force Two.

WATCH:

Kamala Harris does not salute the military when she arrives at or steps off Air Force Two, unlike her predecessors former Vice Presidents Mike Pence and Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/CUrS9jt4w2

— David Croom – (ツ) (@dailycallout) March 22, 2021

Now, compare that to Vice President Mike Pence:

VP Pence, carrying briefcase, returns military salute as he steps off Air Force Two, returning from two-days political fundraising trip in Louisiana and Texas. Also visited Fort Hood, TX to address troops. pic.twitter.com/1xLQwheXK1

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 29, 2019

Steve Beynon from Military.com notes that the “VP is not in the chain of command and even the president saluting isn’t technically a thing and something adopted relatively recently”:

The VP is not in the chain of command and even the president saluting isn't technically a thing and something adopted relatively recently. https://t.co/k4BPXVKoVE

— Steve Beynon (@StevenBeynon) March 23, 2021

But it IS something that was done previously:

That said, VP Biden and Pence did sometimes salute.

— Steve Beynon (@StevenBeynon) March 23, 2021

We expect she’ll correct this in the future:

This is a mistake. And she should correct it immediately. https://t.co/fpUJfvzvIr

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 23, 2021

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