(The Hill) – Members of a crowd filled with members of the military and their families booed and jeered President Donald Trump's political rivals and the press on Tuesday at the president's prompting during his address at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

The response from attendees, most of whom were wearing military fatigues, was a jarring sight given the military's history as a traditionally non-partisan entity. Presidents have historically drawn criticism when they have been seen as using the military as a political pawn.

Trump opened with a dig at his predecessor, noting the Biden administration had renamed Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty under a 2023 congressionally mandated rule to rename installations honoring Confederate generals. The Trump administration has since changed it back.

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