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Navy sailors reprimanded over 'Make Aircrew Great Again' patches
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/politics/navy-review-trump-patches/index.html
By Zachary Cohen and Barbara Starr, CNN
Updated 6:24 PM ET, Thu February 13, 2020
Washington (CNN)A review conducted by the US Navy found that sailors violated Pentagon rules by wearing "Make Aircrew Great Again" patches on their uniforms during President Donald Trump's visit to the USS Wasp last year, according to the Pacific Fleet.
Several service members aboard the ship were seen wearing patches showing a Trump-like image and a play on the President's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan when he addressed sailors last May.
"Though the investigation found the Sailors did not intend to wear the patches as a political statement for or against the President, U.S. Pacific Fleet determined that, because the American public could reasonably view the wearing of the patches on official uniforms as DoD association with President Trump's 2020 campaign, it was in violation of DoDD 1344.10," Pacific Fleet spokesperson Rachel McMarr said in a statement Thursday.
Department of Defense guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political activities and all military personnel should avoid the inference that their political activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a political candidate, campaign, or cause."
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By Zachary Cohen and Barbara Starr, CNN
Updated 6:24 PM ET, Thu February 13, 2020
Washington (CNN)A review conducted by the US Navy found that sailors violated Pentagon rules by wearing "Make Aircrew Great Again" patches on their uniforms during President Donald Trump's visit to the USS Wasp last year, according to the Pacific Fleet.
Several service members aboard the ship were seen wearing patches showing a Trump-like image and a play on the President's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan when he addressed sailors last May.
"Though the investigation found the Sailors did not intend to wear the patches as a political statement for or against the President, U.S. Pacific Fleet determined that, because the American public could reasonably view the wearing of the patches on official uniforms as DoD association with President Trump's 2020 campaign, it was in violation of DoDD 1344.10," Pacific Fleet spokesperson Rachel McMarr said in a statement Thursday.
Department of Defense guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political activities and all military personnel should avoid the inference that their political activities imply or appear to imply DoD sponsorship, approval, or endorsement of a political candidate, campaign, or cause."
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Jokes on them - the guy on the patch looks WAY more like Mitt Romney than Trump!
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...the first time I saw the caricature, I thought, "MAGA? That's not Romney's catchphrase..." 
