We wrote a week ago about disturbing evidence that Kremlin asset and demagogue Donald "Tovarich" Trump's loving attitude toward our adversary Russia was rubbing off on rank-and file members of the military, something that military leadership was very concerned about. According to reporting, that may not be the only disturbing thing that Trump's infected the military with.
At yesterday's Army-Navy game broadcast by ESPN, a number of members of both academies flashed a hand sign that's been associated with white power. Spokespersons from both West Point and Annapolis say they are taking it seriously and investigating. More widely used to signify "OK," the hand signal has increasingly been adopted by far-right racists to indicate their beliefs. Perhaps the bigot-in-chief's presence at the game yesterday encouraged some to signify their twisted beliefs.
If the intention was to flash the white power sign, the cadets and midshipmen responsible should be expelled from their respective academies, which are not supposed to be breeding grounds for military-trained white supremacists.
(photo: An Army cadet standing behind the announcer appears to flash the white power sign)
