Coverage dated September 1, 2022

White House Says Marines at Biden Speech Meant to Show 'Respect' for Military

Headline from Military.com

The White House is defending itself from criticism of having two Marines stand behind President Biden during a speech in which he castigated "MAGA Republicans."

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  1. Military.com

    White House Says Marines at Biden Speech Meant to Show 'Respect' for Military (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The White House is defending itself from criticism of having two Marines stand behind President Biden during a speech in which he castigated "MAGA Republicans."

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Iraq vet and former Democratic Party official criticizes Biden over presence of Marines in speech (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An Iraq War veteran and former Democratic Party official on Friday criticized the presence of US Marines in the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s speech in Philadelphia, during which he issued stinging political criticism of Republicans.

  3. Breitbart News

    White House Admits Using Marines as Props for Biden's Partisan Speech (opens Breitbart News)

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    The White House admitted that two Marines in uniform were positioned in the background of President Joe Biden's speech to make a point.

  4. Washington Times

    White House: Nothing wrong with Marines as stage dressing at Biden’s anti-MAGA speech (opens Washington Times)

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    The White House on Friday brushed off criticism over the presence of U.S. Marines standing in the backdrop of President Biden’s prime-time speech Thursday in which he smeared his political opponents as anti-democratic extremists.

  5. Hot Air

  6. Newsweek

    CNN anchor calls out Biden for using Marines in fiery Anti-MAGA speech (opens Newsweek)

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    "Whatever you think of this speech, the military is supposed to be apolitical," Brianna Keilar said following Biden's speech Thursday evening.

  7. The Daily Caller

    White House Addresses Backlash To Using Marines As Political Props During Biden’s Speech (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Karine Jean-Pierre defended the administration's decision to have Marines behind President Joe Biden during his speech on Thursday evening

  8. Washington Examiner

    Biden's team defends uniformed Marines in background of speech (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The White House is defending the use of two Marines who were in the background of President Joe Biden’s latest speech in Philadelphia.

  9. PJ Media

    White House Gives Bogus Excuse for Using Marines as Props for Biden's Partisan Speech (opens PJ Media)

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    If you’re still processing Joe Biden’s horrific speech Thursday night, get ready for another doozy. One aspect of the speech that drew the ire of many was Biden being flanked by Marines as...

  10. Fox News

    CNN anchor hits Biden for having Marines behind him at anti-MAGA speech: Military is supposed to be apolitical (opens Fox News)

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    Critics slammed President Biden for flanking two Marines behind him during his highly-political speech attacking former President Trump and "MAGA" Republicans.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Iraq vet and former Democratic Party official criticizes Biden over presence of Marines in speech | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Iraq vet and former Democratic Party official criticizes Biden over presence of Marines in speech

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