Obama Salutes Marines with a Coffee Cup

As President Obama climbed down from Marine One after landing in New York for the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, he did the military salute with what appears to be a paper coffee cup in his hand. Footage was captured and posted to Instagram by none other than the White House itself.

The caption read:

"President Obama just landed in New York for #UNGA2014. Watch him speak at 12:50pm ET on his plan to #ActOnClimate: http://wh.gov/climate-change"

Should Obama have even given a salute in the first place? That's up for debate. Click here to read more about whether Presidents should return a military salute.