President Donald Trump took his first trip on Air Force One Thursday, and before he even got all the way on board, scandal erupted:
President Trump chose not to wave from the top of the steps before boarding Air Force One. https://t.co/Jrw9I8uJ1R
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) January 26, 2017
Journos (and others) certainly noticed:
Pres Trump boards Air Force One, but doesn't turn around to wave – as presidents have done for decades. pic.twitter.com/pUOPtB0V0w
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2017
⚡️ “President Trump breaks tradition before first flight on Air Force One”https://t.co/9UzUbfoDsa
— Roberto Villalpando (@daddyrobot) January 26, 2017
Trump boards Air Force One for the first time as POTUS for flight to Republican summit in Philadelphia – no wave pic.twitter.com/SNVvCiVTRk
— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) January 26, 2017
President Trump boards Air Force One without signature presidential wave from top of the steps. pic.twitter.com/7pKiVHWmwJ
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) January 26, 2017
Trump boards AF1 for first flight, doesn't do typical turn, wave to cameras before ducking inside
— Carol Lee (@carolelee) January 26, 2017
Pool: On maiden AF1 flight, @POTUS goes up stairs to plane but doesn't stop at top of stairway to wave. Instead, quickly goes into plane
— Richard Burr (@RichardBurr_DN) January 26, 2017
Trump Forgot To Do Something Boarding Air Force One That Presidents Have Done For Half Century (VIDEO) https://t.co/pdK5n11Qmu
— Sarah Wood (@sarahwoodwriter) January 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/AgentAkit/status/824654217478418436
Just as bad as saluting Marines with a coffee cup, or nah?
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/824673827183620099
Make this Count One of the impeachment charges https://t.co/sYwjAjL0Jy
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 26, 2017
Trump did give a wave when stepping off Air Force One in Philadelphia, so a second scandal was avoided:
Pres Trump offers a wave and a thumbs up stepping of Air Force One on arrival in Philadelphia to address GOP Congressional Retreat. pic.twitter.com/cJjZgdYu2K
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2017
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