Trump orders flags to fly at half-staff after Lewis's death

[Dial H For Hero]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Saturday ordered flags to fly at half-staff following the death of civil rights icon and longtime congressman Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga).

Trump issued a proclamation which stated that the act was “a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service” of Lewis, who died on Friday at the age of 80.

The flags will fly at half-staff for the remainder of the day all across the world, including at the White House, all public buildings, military posts and stations, U.S. embassies and consular offices abroad, as well as naval vessels.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) earlier Saturday had ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at half-staff, according to her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/507951-trump-lowers-white-house-flags-to-half-staff-after-lewiss-death

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. It's the least he could do.

Although I’m sure it wasn’t his idea.

[leftieNanner]

4. Exactly

Truly the very least.

I think the WH put out a statement, but Ass Face won't say anything.

[SeattleVet]

16. He must think that he has gone above and beyond and made great sacrifices (tRump, that is)...

he also sent a tweet this morning.

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Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing. Melania and I send our prayers to he and his family.
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[Mazeltov Cocktail]

26. He will expect to be thanked...

[irisblue]

2. Bout damn time

[Thomas Hurt]

3. I imagine he had to be convinced.

[soothsayer]

5. Only flags he cares about are confederate or on the greens

And those stupid drumpf flags

[rzemanfl]

6. It's the law-

"The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress."

4 U.S.C. Sec. 7(m)

[unblock]

12. What is this "law" thing you speak of?

Oh you mean that thing they use to keep democrats and black people under control?

Why would donnie think it applies to him? He never has before....

[rzemanfl]

13. Someone probably pointed out it would apply to him one day. n/t

[unblock]

15. Pretty sure he considers that "fake news"

[rzemanfl]

17. I expect him to say at some point-

"When I die the flags will be at half staff for 30 days," because it's all about him.

[agingdem]

14. Law??

the orange maggot can't spell it.. thinks law and order is a tv series...and he definitely has the Nixon vibe...if the president does it then it's legal...John Lewis was a giant among men...Trump is a sewer rat...

[niyad]

24. I think that you are insulting sewer rats.

[niyad]

7. For the remainder of the day? ? Wow. . A whole few hours. Must have hurt his head to

even do that little.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

23. Didn't he try to pull the same thing with John McCain?

Maybe he learned his lesson from the universal condemnation he received for begrudgingly lowering the WH flag for less than half a day when the Senator died, and refusing to issue a proclamation for the rest of the U.S. flags to be lowered.

After overwhelming criticism from both parties, he finally relented and ordered flags lowered until McCain's internment, issuing a brief "thoughts and prayers toward the family" tweet and refused to answer press questions about the Senator's long service to the country.

It will interesting to see how strongly his racist tendencies will come out with a man who stood against everything Trump and his base cherish.

[hlthe2b]

8. After Pelosi did so at the Capitol, he really had little choice. Go, Nancy!

[dalton99a]

18. Yep.

[totodeinhere]

9. I have no doubt that this was an insincere gesture with an eye toward the election.

Trump never does anything unless there is something in it for him.

[VA_Jill]

10. Oh really

How nice of him. /s

[Ohiogal]

11. Some staffer issued the order

and signed his name to it, most likely

[BlueIdaho]

19. Does that include his confederate flag

In the Oval Office?

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. More like "Trump staffers plead over and over again with the President,

and finally convince him by saying his ratings would look better if he ordered it, so.......Trump orders flags to fly at half-staff after Lewis's death"

[yaesu]

21. hey trump, why don't you tell moscow mitch to allow Rep John Lewis's voting rights bill

to be voted on in the Senate?

[Leith]

22. Let it never be said

that he didn't do the least he could do.

[Iggo]

25. What took so long, President FuckFace?

[jmowreader]

27. I swear...

...when Trump dies I'm gonna padlock a flag at full staff then stand guard by it for a full month with a meat cleaver, a Super Soaker full of Tabasco sauce and three Rottweilers to make sure no one can lower it until the "mandatory mourning" period is over.

[RicROC]

28. staff?

I thought the flags were already flying at half staff to honor the victims killed by the Trump Virus. With the order from Trump to fly flags at half staff to honor (Member of Congress) MC John Lewis, does that mean that they are lowered to half of half? ¼? some flags might even touch the ground depending on their size. *sarcasm*