But remember, we are no longer doing things according the regs, the law, or the Constitution, we are doing them "The Chicago Way".
The "military establishment" didn't disappear on Jan. 20. There still are hundreds of thousands of officers and SNCOs they take the regulations very seriously. I have no doubt that Alexrod et. al. are used to having their way back in Chicago. But, they're in a different league now.
Think back to what happened to Obama at Landstuhl. He wasn't allowed to take his camera's and his entourage into the hospital. The military takes protocol very, very seriously. They won't allow it to be abridged or compromised just because some political hacks say so.
There's no doubt that there respect for the office of President, no matter who the president may be. But, there's equal contempt by the military officer corps for the political machinery that surrounds any president, but I'm guess especially this president. The military isn't going to cede there obligations that easily.