Two wrongs don't make a right. Both Obama and Ike were disrespectful to the soldier who saluted them. Wrong, I'm afraid: Sorry, The Presidential Salute Isn’t A Real Thing For the first 192 years of our republic, commanders in chief did not salute military personnel. http://taskandpurpose.com/sorry-presidential-salute-isnt-real-thing/ (You may have to refresh the URL to read the article._ And if you prefer a specifically Republican story about the same thing: http://www.texasgopvote.com/military-salute/it-proper-president-render-military-hand-salute-002816