Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance

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Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin and Steve Beynon

Published June 11, 2025 at 1:31pm ET

President Donald Trump greets paratroopers and soldiers in attendance during the Army 250 celebration at Fort Bragg, N.C.,10 June, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Richard Morgan)

It was supposed to be a routine appearance, a visit from the commander in chief to rally the troops, boost morale and celebrate the Army's 250th-birthday week, which culminates with a Washington, D.C., parade slated for Saturday.

Instead, what unfolded Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, bore little resemblance to the customary visit from a president and defense secretary. There, President Donald Trump unleashed a speech laced with partisan invective, goading jeers from a crowd of soldiers positioned behind his podium -- blurring the long-standing and sacrosanct line between the military and partisan politics.

As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom -- amid the president's controversial move to deploy the National Guard and Marines against protesters in Los Angeles -- as well as former President Joe Biden and the press. The soldiers roared with laughter and applauded Trump's diatribe in a shocking and rare public display of troops taking part in naked political partisanship.

For this story, Military.com reached out to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office as well as the Army and the 82nd Airborne Division directly with a series of questions that ranged from the optics of the event to social media posts showing the sale of Trump campaign merchandise on the base, to the apparent violation of Pentagon policies on political activity in uniform.
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[kacekwl]

1. Keep cheering and

laughing dummies. You will find out like everyone else.

[AverageOldGuy]

3. No, they will not

NO ONE, NOT ANYONE WILL STAND UP TO TRUMP.

The military? There is not another General Mark Miley to stand up to Trump. SECDEF Hogsbreath has cowed all the senior leadership of every service.

The courts? Quoting -- more or less -- Andrew Jackson: The courts have ruled, let them enforce their rulings.

We citizens? Plans are already being activated to clamp down on demonstrations on June 14.

The press? How many infantry divisions does CNN command?

The nation is fucked. Trump will, on June 14, declare an insurrection, activate the Insurrection Act, cancel elections until he decides the insurrection is over.

Hitler, Stalin, Mao -- they all are smiling to see their long-time rival country adopt their form of rule.

We have one and only one alternative but if I describe that, my comment will be deleted.

[BidenRocks]

7. We veterans are not laughing.

I would hold all the soldiers in violation of Article 134 of the UCMJ.
Unlawful conduct while under arms.
Make no mistake. This is an undeclared war on America.
That makes them officially/unofficially guilty of politicization of the rally.
Way to stay dignified, Army!

[liberalgunwilltravel]

9. Trump and Hegseth

Fired all the competent brass. What they are left with are suck ups and ass kissers. The generals and admirals they riffed because they knew they would abide by their oath to the Constitution and not bow to traitor TACO still command respect from their former troops. If the shit hits the fan, the competent leaders will be fighting against Trump and his henchmen, as will veterans who still honor our oaths.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

10. I can't believe there are not officers who are overtly acting supportive...

who, covertly may be forming alliances.

[Paladin]

2. Everything...EVERYTHING trump comes in contact with, turns into shit. (nt)

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Disgusting abuse of power and more con-jobbing by the Orange Boy. As usual, all scripted and arranged.

[skypilot]

5. Why I will never get in the habit....

...of saying "Thank you for your service" unless I am speaking to a military person whom I know personally.

[flashman13]

13. That is one more mindless tic that drives me up the wall.

If you had said that to a WWII vet he or she would have looked at you in disbelief. They would have done the same if you used the term "warrior". They never conceived of the idea that they were warriors. They were just ordinary Americans that rose up out of the depression to save the world from tyranny. Then they went home to become the great American Middle Class.

We are Americans. We are free. We do not have a warrior class.

[dchill]

6. Preselected traitorous shitweasels.

Thank you for your service.

[Norrrm]

8. Were there women and black soldiers booing Biden, the previous Commander in Chief?

Women and blacks, the people republicans consider woke and DEI.

[SergeStorms]

11. Everything about TACO is contrived and staged.

Sound familiar? See: Nazi Germany.

[Falconry]

12. It's at times like this

That I’d like my state to take its 5th largest economy on planet earth and tell the rest of them to suck it.

[Crowman2009]

14. Let's see how happy they are when they have to use the VA later on.