Trump declines request to lower flags in memory of Capital Gazette shooting victims

[kpete]

President Donald Trump has declined a request from Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley to lower American flags in honor of the fatal shooting of five employees of The Capital newspaper last week.

“Obviously, I’m disappointed, you know? … Is there a cutoff for tragedy?” Buckley said Monday afternoon. “This was an attack on the press. It was an attack on freedom of speech. It’s just as important as any other tragedy.”

Gov. Larry Hogan ordered Maryland state flags to be lowered to half-staff from Friday through sunset on Monday.

Through Maryland’s congressional delegation, Buckley put in a request to the White House over the weekend to lower the American flags.

Buckley had said he hoped having the American flags lowered, too, would help keep national attention on the attack.


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/annapolis/bs-ac-cn-flag-request-denied-20180702-story.html

[Cha]

1. Of course Fraud declined.

[gratuitous]

2. The people at the Capital Gazette aren't Trump's responsibility

You may think that with only the one president, Trump would be president for all the people of the United States. But that isn't so. The dead of the Gazette weren't part of the people, and neither are the survivors. Trump doesn't recognize their citizenship, their humanity, or anything about them, because he's convinced they didn't vote for him. So, when you say, "not my President," that's simply a recognition of the situation as it is. Trump partisans will attempt to shame or taunt you, but maintain your position. Trump is not my president because he doesn't recognize me as a person or a citizen.

[Boomerproud]

6. Excellent redirect with the title.

Also 100% correct.

[D_Master81]

3. It wasnt at Fox News so "NO"

[smirkymonkey]

4. What a DICK!

What would it cost him to show some respect for the fallen journalists. He is absolutely the worst person in the world.

[Different Drummer]

5. To quote Keith Olbermann...

"Today's...worst...person...in the world!" Except Trump is the worst person in the world every day.

[SMC22307]

8. Like Jon Stewart said, it's the dickishness and cruelty.

They revel in it.

[peekaloo]

7. He had a wedding to crash and Judges to bribe.

and really didn't give a fuck.

[spanone]

9. he called the press 'the enemy of the people'

it's faux or nothing.