Marshallese president drenched at presidential reception
Marshallese president drenched at presidential reception
2025-06-03
President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday morning welcomed Marshallese President Hilda Heine with military honors, as customary. Unfortunately, it began to rain just as the ceremony began. Some have criticized the Presidential Office for letting the foreign dignitary stand in the pouring rain. The Presidential Office responded that they had not expected it to rain with all information available to them at the last minute possible.
High-ranking officials stand by at the Presidential Office square. They’re waiting to welcome Marshallese President Hilda Heine with military honors. At 10:30 a.m., it starts to rain all of a sudden.
Despite the rain, all the military customs went on as usual. Together, the presidents of Taiwan and the Marshall Islands completed the ceremony in a little more than two minutes in the rain. They only start wiping their faces after getting shelter.
Lai Ching-te
President
Taiwan and the Marshall Islands not only share an Austronesian cultural heritage, we’re also likeminded friends.
As with military protocol, umbrellas are not used during a state salute. Some have criticized the Presidential Office for not moving the ceremony indoors, as would have been done when the weather is not ideal. The Presidential Office responded that there was indeed an indoor option, but the decision must be made one hour prior at the latest. At 9:45, they judged that it wouldn’t rain at 10:30, which is why the state salute was performed outdoors.
Yu Pei-chen
Retired major general
As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, if the Honor Guard is already out in the rain, the commander-in-chief can’t possibly hold an umbrella. To be frank, the commander-in-chief would be unfit to lead in that case.
Last year, when Lai made a state visit to the Marshall Islands, the country was in the midst of a rainy spell, but almost by miracle, it stopped raining when the president arrived. It’s just too bad that it’s in reverse this time.
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賴總統軍禮迎接馬紹爾總統 大雨突襲"淋成落湯雞"
2025-06-03
總統賴清德今天以軍禮迎接來訪的馬紹爾群島總統海妮伉儷訪團，但是天公不做美，正當要校閱儀隊的時候，突然下起大雨，兩位總統在雨中淋了兩分多鐘，變成落湯雞。有媒體質疑府方沒有雨天備案，但總統府澄清，有準備備案，只是當時評估不會下雨。
總統府前廣場，官員齊聚，蕭副總統，閣揆卓榮泰等人排排站，眾人在等待迎接馬紹爾總統海妮伉儷訪問團的軍禮開場，沒想到十點半一到，突然下起傾盆大雨。
雨越下越大，軍禮照常進行，走在迎賓紅毯上，該有的舉手禮，賴總統也沒有少，就這樣兩人走了兩分多鐘，變成落湯雞。走回棚架舞台，海妮總統忙著拿手帕擦臉和擦拭眼鏡，賴總統則是以手擦去臉上的雨水。
[[總統 賴清德]]
“台灣與馬紹爾群島，不僅僅共享南島文化傳統，也是志同道合的好朋友”
畢竟軍禮可是隆重儀式，以往慣例也不會撐傘，但有媒體直接批評，總統府沒有雨天備案。府方事後解釋，軍禮備有晴雨兩方案，一小時前就會做出決定，當時09:45研判，10:30不會下雨，否則就會到府內的敞廳進行。
[[退役少將 于北辰]]
“三軍統帥，如果儀隊在雨中，擺軍禮出來，你身為三軍統帥打個傘，那我說句實話，怎麼領導三軍”
去年年底，賴總統率團訪問馬紹爾，還被當地讚嘆，趕走大雨，沒想到海妮總統回訪，在軍禮上遇到大雨，只能說天氣無常。
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