Don’t like it. Not like Trump to cave.
And the White House caved. This isn't going to be the end of it.
Never let a death go to waste leftists.
In the overall scheme of things, it’s okay.
Enough citizens know of McCain’s record.
He’ll be seen for what he was by the people that count.
EZ peasy - the American Legion asked them to. So they followed protocol on the two day thing, then answered the Am Legion positively. Over.
We can only hope that after Trump lives a full, good life and passes away, there won’t be a rabid lib radical in the WH. Such a person probably would have already removed all flags (except the rainbow and green flags) from federal buildings, and wouldn’t even lower those.
My interpretation is that the Flag is at Half-Staff due to 0bmama Care still in force and the poor state of The Wall construction funding.
Keep it there until the above deaths of appropriate legislation are reversed.
Actually it was left to protocol. Protocol was correct and the WH amended it. Nothing here.
Now the media is going to complain about how Trump is breaking the law.
Damned if you do, damned if you dont.
The President is responding to requests from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He made his personal point when the White House flag went back up full staff according to regs on the book.
McCain lovers are still smarting from the slap.
Statement from the President
Issued on: August 27, 2018
Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment.
I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to offer an address at the ceremony honoring Senator McCain at the United States Capitol this Friday.
At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy.
Finally, I have asked General John Kelly, Secretary James Mattis, and Ambassador John Bolton to represent my Administration at his services.
The code is day of death plus next day, which they already fulfilled.
They hated the flag yesterday
The American Legion is one of the complainers now.
They carry a lot of voter influence. The President’s point has already been made though. It’s not worth a drawn out battle over what is for most a phony outrage.
Let’s move on. We have a deal with Mexico about to be tied up and completed. We have a surge in the stock markets too. Plenty other fish to be fried.
Endless capitulation to criticism.
Using McCain as much as possible to attack Trump
It’s not to honor McCain, it’s to mourn the lack of protocols
Dang, meanwhile these are the same people who encourage feces on the flag, spitting on it burning it tearing it up and kneeling to it.