Posted on 07/21/2015 9:53:00 AM PDT by Kaslin
To honor service members killed in Chattanooga, President Obama orders flags be flown at half-staff at White House and other federal sites until sunset July 25.
(CNN)The White House and U.S. Capitol both lowered flags to half staff by Tuesday afternoon, after they were out of sync Tuesday in their tributes to the five U.S. service members who were slain by a gunman in Chattanooga last week.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky announced Tuesday that flags at the Capitol would be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims.
"Out of respect for their courageous service and sacrifice to our nation, flags at the U.S. Capitol are being lowered to half-staff," Boehner said in a statement.
But at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, the flags at the White House noticeably remained at full-staff. Aides to the president have repeatedly declined to discuss whether the flags at the White House would be similarly lowered. Boehner's office said Tuesday that they had alerted the White House of their plans.
"I don't have more information about the status of the flag over the White House," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Monday. Earnest had nearly the same response for reporters Tuesday.
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The real “War Heroes”
Too many death threats the past few days, Obama ?
Obama wanted to wait until at least five days after Ramadam (ending July 17) so as not to offend Muslims.
As usual, “leading” from behind.
There’s probably some truth to that.
Flags at all federal facilities should be at half mast.
Capital Hill, the White House,...
Man those people are thick headed back there.
He totally had to be shamed into it.
The divider in chief forced to do something he does not like.
How he must cringe now and yet no one in the media will question why it took him so long compared to the rainbow lighting up our house.
Gee...maybe that should be Obama up there flying at half-staff...
Right ON!!! Nailed that one good!!!!!
Fifty bucks says he hasn’t contacted the parents of any of the victims.
Maybe Obama does not know that as well as being the dictator he is the commander in chief.
Fox news had the alert up on their site, but without a clickable link and now it is completely gone
I just went to the White House Facebook page, and the cover photo is STILL the rainbow lights. WTF!
See story under the fold.
What a surprise!
: )
Hes speaking to the VFW today..
Its probably so they wont throw rotten tomatoes at him...
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