Regulation dictates the flying of the flag at half staff for presidents down to congress. It is mandatory and does not require any special action. Nor does it require the President's approval.
A civilian death requires a proclamation. The flag was lowered to half staff for the day of Billy Graham's interment. Not for days, but hours.
It is not a matter of who was the better man.... they are beyond our judgment.
Airforceone wrote:
Who deserves the respect more when flying the White House flag at half Staff.
Donald Ordered the flag at half staff for Billy Graham and ordered it to full staff after McCAIN passed.
Who deserves the respect more when flying the White House flag at half Staff.
Donald Ordered the flag at half staff for Billy Graham and ordered it to full staff after McCAIN passed.
Who deserved it more, McCAIN or Graham.
My understanding is that John McCain died late afternoon/early evening Saturday. Was the flag at the White House NOT at half mast Sunday as has been reported in a number of places? "Donald...ordered it to full staff after McCAIN passed." Hmmm. Methinks somebody is spreading Fake News. Now, was it raised again to Full Staff too soon. A valid question. But why do you not just report what happened and knock off the false claims. If you guys don't stop it, I have it on good authority the President is going to remove the bust of Martin Luther King from the oval office again...wait...what?
Who deserves the respect more when flying the White House flag at half Staff.
Donald Ordered the flag at half staff for Billy Graham and ordered it to full staff after McCAIN passed.
Who deserved it more, McCAIN or Graham.
I'm curious. How do you know that Trump ordered the flag to be risen from half staff? I thought it was the Marines that followed flag protocol at the White House. Protocol for a Senator is that the flag be flown at half staff on the day of the Senator's death, and one more day. (The flag is flown at half staff longer for Secretary of State, Vice President and President.) I know Trump probably told them to lower it again, but do you know for a FACT that he ordered it to be risen to full staff? Does it say somewhere that he made a direct order to fly the flag at full staff?
John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. The flag was lowered to half staff and was not raised to full staff until Monday.
Fit2BTied wrote:
My understanding is that John McCain died late afternoon/early evening Saturday. Was the flag at the White House NOT at half mast Sunday as has been reported in a number of places? "Donald...ordered it to full staff after McCAIN passed." Hmmm. Methinks somebody is spreading Fake News. Now, was it raised again to Full Staff too soon. A valid question. But why do you not just report what happened and knock off the false claims. If you guys don't stop it, I have it on good authority the President is going to remove the bust of Martin Luther King from the oval office again...wait...what?
My understanding is that John McCain died late aft... (show quote)
Prove it!! It's the far left loons who come up with this crap. Only in your "AmeriKa" !!
Was the flag at half staff for Billy Graham and raised to full staff for McCAIN.
This has nothing to do with loons but everything to do with respect for McCAIN. Now if you want to act like a child go play in the little boy sandbox and stay away from the adult sandbox.
Answer the question without you’re childish insults ( IF TRUMP LOWERED THE FLAG TO HALF STAFF SHOULD HE HAVE LEFT THE FLAG AT HALF STAFF FOR McCAIN STOP YOU’re GD childish insults and answer a simple question,
Hopefully in heaven because there were very few Americans that gave more for this country than John McCAIN no matter wether you agree or disagree with his ideology. He was a maverick in the Senate because he firmly believe in the process and attempting a bi partisan solution. Which today’s Republican Party believes in one thing creating an all white society and become a nation like Russia.