President Trump issued a proclamation Tuesday ordering flags flown at half-staff on federal buildings to honor the five victims of the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis, Md., the White House said. The decision follows a request over the weekend by Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley (D), which he said was initially not granted. ~snip~ During a news conference on the Annapolis waterfront Tuesday morning, Buckley thanked Trump but relayed frustration over the process. “We waited all of Saturday, all of Sunday,” Buckley said. “We understood maybe there was some communications problems. We waited all day Monday and didn’t hear anything.” ~snip~...
