Does it matter. The bottom line is protocol was followed, and the AL should have been satisfied with that.
well, it may upset you but it doesn’t upset me.
i am confident he is MAGA and will continue to do so. there is even an argument that can be made (and I bet DT makes it) that he respects the AL so much and thinks they are such great people that he decided to honor the wishes of the fantastic AL leadership and re-instate the half-mast. The AL are part of his MAGA coalition and he respects them deeply.
#winning