WH Attacks CNN Over Report On Trump Signing MAGA Hats For Troops

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attacked CNN on Thursday over a report that President Trump signing “Make America Great Again” hats may have violated a rule against troops participating in political activities. Sanders tweeted in response:

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  1. Take it up with the un-American military Sarah.

  2. Because everyone knows the rules don’t apply to DT, and even if they did, they didn’t know they weren’t permitted, but it doesn’t matter because MAGA…

  3. Bone Spur enabler says what about disrespecting our brave soldiers?

  4. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    So you have no respect for the law, Sarah? That certainly explains your continued employment with an unindicted co-conspirator who’s committed multiple felonies. Oh, and is also a traitor to America.

  5. I know when I deployed to war zones (x3) I always packed a hat with a presidential candidate’s slogan on it.

    Where did these hats come from? It’s certainly possible there are MAGA loving troops who just happened to cart their MAGA hat with them, but it seems a bit fishy.

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