Veteran groups tell Trump to lower flag to half-staff to honor McCain

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY EMILY BIRNBAUM - 08/27/18 02:41 PM EDT

Veterans groups are calling on President Trump to lower the White House flag to half-staff to honor Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday night.

“It’s outrageous that the White House would mark American hero John McCain’s death with a two-sentence tweet, making no mention of his heroic and inspiring life,” Joe Chenelly, the executive director of veterans advocacy group AMVETS, said in a statement.

"And by lowering flags for not one second more than the bare minimum required by law, despite a long-standing tradition of lowering flags until the funeral, the White House is openly showcasing its blatant disrespect for Senator McCain’s many decades of service and sacrifice to our country as well as the service of all his fellow veterans," Chenelly added.

The American Legion, the country's largest wartime veterans service organization, joined in condemning Trump for his muted response to McCain's death. McCain was a member of the American Legion and retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of captain.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/403826-veteran-groups-tell-trump-to-lower-flag-to-half-staff-to-honor-mccain

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I hope this becomes a nationwide chorus.

[Julian Englis]

2. More snowflakes complaining about the greatest president we've ever had. Fake news. /sarcasm. nt

[Johnyawl]

3. I hope this awakens some of my fellow vets...

...this draft dodging POS doesn't like veterans, doesn't respect veterans, doesn't give a shit for us unless we kiss his ass. we're just a photo opportunity for him.

[workinclasszero]

8. No shit

How a vet could ever back that traitor POS in the White House just boggles my mind!

[ffr]

9. Priorities folks. Veterans and active United States military personnel beware

Watch what he does, not what he says.

We have come to know him by his actions. His intent is not in America's best interests, unless those actions happen to coincide with his personal enrichment.

Beware, for you have been warned.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Ali Velshi just showed the flag and now it is flying

at half staff. I can't believe the moron gave in to public pressure.

[Snellius]

5. just lowered back to half mast.

Not only spiteful but can't make up his mind.

Link to tweet

[bluestarone]

6. Right even though it's back to half mast

We know where RUMPS THOUGHTS ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Snellius]

7. I know. So stupid. Now he gets the worst of both worlds.

Follows a consistent patter: Fuck up, Oops, My Bad, Fucks up even bigger trying to make up for the first.

[CTyankee]

11. Somebody must have told him it wasn't wise to piss off the American Legion...

amazing that he didn't already know that...

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I hope veterans remember this in November.

[tinymontgomery]

12. They won't

They won't, they didn't even care when he said he likes people that don't get captured.

[white cloud]

13. What a shame we have in trump

Here are the general Regulations regard flag. Even BSA knows and honors these.

https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/halfstaff.pdf