{"id":1036,"date":"2026-06-09T06:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:41:48","slug":"trump-79-botches-national-anthem-in-front-of-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1036","title":{"rendered":"Trump, 79, Botches National Anthem in Front of Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump was caught botching national anthem etiquette during his appearance at the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where he was heavily booed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1034\">Trump Chaos Hits a Breaking Point: Political Guru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president showed up for the third matchup between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, causing major headaches for fans trying to enter the arena. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump, who officially left New York City for Palm Beach years ago, first appeared on MSG\u2019s Jumbotron after Broadway star Avery Wilson had begun singing \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the time Wilson had finished the first stanza of the anthem, Trump was still standing with his hands at his sides.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until the camera panned to him that the president lifted his hand in a salute\u2014though even that runs counter to standard etiquette. The U.S. Flag Code calls for placing the right hand over the heart during the national anthem. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s 19-year-old granddaughter, Kai Trump, managed to get it right, putting her hand over her heart. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1032\">UFC Boss Floats Bonkers Prediction About Trump\u2019s Fight Night<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With his hand casting a shadow over his face, Trump smiled while the crowd erupted into boos as his image appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>A federal statute, 36 U.S. Code \u00a7\u202f301, specifies that during a rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, \u201cindividuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform,\u201d the code states. \u201cAll other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has never served in the armed forces, having avoided being drafted during the Vietnam War five times through four education deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs in 1968.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>But he has nevertheless made a habit of saluting during the national anthem, including when he attended a New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium last September, where he similarly drew waves of boos from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1030\">Trump, 79, Caught Dozing During Knicks Game He Ruined<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump was caught botching national anthem etiquette during his appearance at the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where he was heavily booed. Read more Trump Chaos Hits a Breaking Point: Political Guru The president showed up for the third matchup between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump, 79, Botches National Anthem in Front of Millions - Nationwide Inter State Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1036\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump, 79, Botches National Anthem in Front of Millions - Nationwide Inter State Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump was caught botching national anthem etiquette during his appearance at the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where he was heavily booed. 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