People who served their full tour of duty with the Navy seldom if ever salute without a hat.
This jackass's pitiful salute (cross between a Black Panther and a Brownie Scout salute) is a bash against that Navy Tradition.
While I thought it was stupid, and the jerk should realize that when you're the commander in chief, people report to YOU......
Hubby, having been in the military was really really disgusted.