But usually, a civilian, or s.b. without uniform does not salute. Or is that different in the US? At least I don’t remember any of our (German) ministers of defence saluting a general.
Nah, the president is a civilian and actually isn’t supposed to salute at all.
Obama was attacked for supposedly not returning a US marines salute.
Trump salutes a foreign states general - first. Thus indicating that Trump is the subordinate and no one seems to care.
The North Korean general was shocked when this happened.