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The reaction of soldiers in photos to President Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump is drawing some comparisons online.
Richard Grenell, the former acting director of National Intelligence under Trump, posted photos on social media Friday which show very different reactions to the two presidents. In addition to the photos, Grenell adds the caption, "They aren't even standing. They know."
One of the recent photos shows Biden and several soldiers in a room as one of the soldiers is seen standing and shaking hands with the president. Both the soldiers and Biden can also be seen wearing masks.
According to the Independent, Biden met with the U.S. troops in Poland during a pizza lunch.
However, the other accompanying photo shows the former president, reportedly in 2017, with a number of soldiers. Trump can be spotted shaking hands with one of them as several others crowd around Trump with their arms stretched out reaching for the former president.
They aren’t even standing. They know. https://t.co/kfmyMkhH2B
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 25, 2022
In response to the photos, one person posted that there were "no resounding chants of USA! USA! USA!" and that "we had a President once that was revered and loved by the military."
Another person implied that members of the military are not fans of the current president writing, "Huge difference...HUGE! They loved Trump!"
A third individual, in her response, claimed that Biden is "weak." She wrote: "Listen to Sleepy Joe, not my President. He's mumbling. Weak. The entire world knows. Cheated!!"
Another person who claimed to be a retired Marine officer said the difference in the photos was "shocking." "As a retired Marine officer this is shocking to me. They would all be on their feet if a 2nd Lieutenant walked in the room. Either the discipline of the US armed forces is in extreme decline or they have blatant disrespect for this man," he wrote.
However, not all had the same feelings on the photos. One Twitter user said that "they know this president respects them and isn't a side show shilling for a photo op."
Someone else commented that the situations in which the photos were taken are completely different. "The Trump pic is from 2017, pre-pandemic, while the Biden photo is contemporary," the person posted.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Biden would travel to Poland on Friday to meet with troops at the military base in Rzeszow. Biden was also scheduled to meet with the president of Poland, Andrezj Duda.
Approximately 10,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Poland. Biden's visit to the troops was expected to be a part of his last leg in Europe while he was working on Western support for Ukraine.
Additionally, Biden is set to meet Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw on Saturday.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment but did not hear back prior to publication.
