UPDATE: Flags at White House return to half-staff in tribute to McCain

[BumRushDaShow]

Last edited Mon Aug 27, 2018, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington Post

White House officials again lowered the American flag atop the building to half-staff Monday afternoon after intense criticism of the administration's response to Sen. John McCain's death, and bipartisan calls from Congress to lower the flag.

"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump wrote, breaking his two-day silence on the Arizona senator's life.

The president also said he had requested that Vice President Pence speak at Capitol Hill services honoring McCain on Friday, and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Ambassador John Bolton to represent his administration at the funeral. And he said he had authorized military assistance for the funeral and burial. Trump was not invited to the funeral. former president Barack Obama and George W. Bush are scheduled to deliver eulogies.

The move Monday afternoon came after White House officials had raised the flag to full-staff earlier in the day, and Trump ignored almost a dozen shouted questions about McCain while White House staffers convulsed over his reaction.



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flags-at-white-house-return-to-full-staff-after-brief-tribute-to-mccain/2018/08/27/14f5a9b2-a9ec-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

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I don't who did it (maybe Ivanka) but someone got to him. He was being obstinate.

Original article and title -

Trump signs proclamation for flag to be flown at half-staff to honor McCain after criticism that White House raised flag too soon

BREAKING: After flying at half-staff for barely a day in tribute to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), U.S. flags at the White House and many other federal properties were raised Monday morning, sparking criticism that President Trump was not properly honoring the senator.

He reversed that decision Monday afternoon.

"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump said in a statement.

This story is developing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flags-at-white-house-return-to-full-staff-after-brief-tribute-to-mccain/2018/08/27/14f5a9b2-a9ec-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

Edit to add - the American Legion sent out this tweet -

Link to tweet

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The American Legion
✔
@AmericanLegion

Nat'l Cmdr Rohan letter to President Trump: "I strongly urge you to make an appropriate presidential proclamation noting Senator McCain's death & legacy of service to our nation, & that our nation's flag be half-staffed through his interment." Statement: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid1957739040943293&id183989338318281&refm_notifif_tfeed_comment ...
2:37 PM - Aug 27, 2018

The above tweet has a link to the American Legion (mobile) Facebook page that had this response -

The American Legion National Headquarters

‪Nat'l Cmdr Denise Rohan sent the following letter to President Trump, urging the White House to issue a proclamation keeping the US flag at half staff through his internment of Sen. #JohnMcCain:‬

Dear President Trump,

The American Legion urges the White House to follow long-established protocol following the death of prominent government officials.

Mr. President, just this year, you released presidential proclamations noting the deaths of Barbara Bush and Billy Graham. Senator John McCain was an American hero and cherished member of The American Legion. As I'm certain you are aware, he served five and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Captain. He then served in the U.S. Congress for more than three decades.

On the behalf of The American Legion's two million wartime veterans, I strongly urge you to make an appropriate presidential proclamation noting Senator McCain's death and legacy of service to our nation, and that our nation's flag be half-staffed through his interment.

I look forward to your response.

Denise Rohan
National Commander
The American Legion

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid1957739040943293&id183989338318281&refm_notifif_tfeed_comment

[BeyondGeography]

1. Why wouldn't I fly the flag at half-staff?

I never said, "Why would I?"

[BumRushDaShow]

4. ....

[OldManTarHeel]

2. Love It . . ! Suck on that for a While, 45. America Made You Do Something . .

. . that you were to classless to do on your own.

You sorry POS.

[lapfog_1]

3. he is, and ever will be, a very small person - n/t

[bearsfootball516]

5. He needs to sign a proclamation for this?

For something that common sense dictates, should have been done from day 1?

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Traditionally they do SOME type of official "Proclamation" noting the death

He did no such thing until now.

[MontanaMama]

6. "I signed a proclamation..."

King Dotard loves his proclamations doesn't he? Ignorant shit head.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. That's because he was SUPPOSED to generate and sign one and he didn't until now.

[blm]

7. Be clear - he did it for HIMSELF not McCain. Don't roll with his deceptions

Never give that evil being a break

[marble falls]

21. No one here or any where thinks for a second there's any sincerity in his 'note' or any ...

moral conviction in his action. Its cynical and I might now have even less respect for him (if that is all possible) for cravenly caving in to salvage a scintilla of anyone else's respect.

[Jedi Guy]

31. I think he was sincere.

Just not in this instance. He was being sincere(ly awful) when he mocked McCain for having been a POW. That's what he really thought. The positive comments were purely for optics.

As a rule, whenever Dolt 45 says something crass, classless, vulgar, rude, boorish, hateful, or oafish, that's him being sincere.

Whenever he says something thoughtful or classy, it's because someone else actually wrote it and he's mouthing the words because he has to, for whatever reason.

He's just a wad of garbage stuffed into an ill-fitting suit, with an overlong tie hanging below the dead hamster perched on his empty noggin.

[marble falls]

34. Empty noggin, empty soul. A meat puppet.

[Jedi Guy]

36. Pretty much.

I simply don't grasp why his kooky fans are so taken with him. He's a joke, but the punchline went right over their heads.

[marble falls]

38. They were attracted to his fictional success as a businessman and manager.

[Jedi Guy]

47. Yeah, but still.

I can almost forgive falling for it at the beginning. Hell, I was hoping he'd surprise us all and be halfway decent as President.

What I don't get is how they can keep supporting him after seeing him lurch from one disaster to the next. He fucks up everything he touches.

[47of74]

44. He's 25 pounds of orange shit in a 5 pound bag.

[Jedi Guy]

48. Too generous.

You can fertilize a garden with shit. He's not even that useful.

[keroro gunsou]

54. not yet

anyway...

[Jedi Guy]

58. I like the cut of your jib, sir/madam.

[rzemanfl]

8. I thought flags were flown at half staff whenver a sitting member of Congress dies.

Sonny Bono for example.

On edit: I looked it up and it is "on the day of death and the day after" for members of Congress.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. But usually a proclamation is created and signed to announce that with remarks about the deceased.

But he never did it until forced to today. He apparently felt his tweeted remarks were enough.

[rzemanfl]

29. Typical of Drumpf to try to get away with doing the bare minimum. n/t

[Jedi Guy]

33. C'mon now, he puts in lots of effort.

Why, he's spent 25% of his time in office on the golf course. He's working hard on his game, on behalf of the American people.

The other 75% he's spent working hard at being the most godawful excuse for a President the country has ever known. He gets up early and he doesn't go to bed until he's made a lot of very poor decisions.

[rzemanfl]

37. You give him too much credit. He's spent twenty-five percent of his time

at the golf course bone spurs, ya know.

[Jedi Guy]

45. I forgot about those!

Poor guy can't even properly be a lazy fuckwit.

[rzemanfl]

46. It's easy to forget non-existent stuff. n/t

[Solly Mack]

9. Kind of like being made to say you're sorry ...and as meaningful.

[Justice]

11. American Legion and other Veteran's groups publicly came out urging him to do so.

That's when he finally did it.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Yup - I posted their tweet in the comment section of the OP.

[Bengus81]

51. And then the American Legion TRASH talks Dems dailly..........

Look at what you had to do this time UNDER a Republican President........

[John Fante]

12. Now he will give himself credit for fixing his own faux pas.

The Champagne region of France had better ramp up production now. The celebrations that will erupt when Trump kicks the buck will make Rio's carnaval look tame in comparison

[underpants]

14. WEAKNESS

That matters to him. He folded like the cheap piece of shit that he is.

[truthisfreedom]

15. It doesn't help 45's cause that there's a huge American

Legion convention going on this week in Minneapolis, 10,000 people.

[world wide wally]

17. Diaper boy got his 5 minutes of attention so he's happy now

[BumRushDaShow]

19. That won't last long though

There is a whole week of McCain events planned in both Arizona and D.C. (and then Maryland at Annapolis), so a new temper tantrum will certainly happen.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. Where the *uck was John Kelly in all this???????

Chief Babysitter Kelly (of all people) should've been all over the decision to raise the flag back to full height.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Remember the stories that came out yesterday saying they TRIED and he said no?

Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain

By Josh Dawsey, White House reporter
August 26 at 8:05 PM

President Trump nixed issuing a statement that praised the heroism and life of Sen. John McCain, telling senior aides he preferred to issue a tweet before posting one Saturday night that did not include any kind words for the late Arizona Republican.

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and other White House aides advocated for an official statement that gave the decorated Vietnam War POW plaudits for his military and Senate service and called him a “hero,” according to current and former White House aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations. The original statement was drafted before McCain died Saturday, and Sanders and others edited a final version this weekend that was ready for the president, the aides said.

But Trump told aides he wanted to post a brief tweet instead, and the statement praising McCain’s life was not released.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rejected-plans-for-a-white-house-statement-praising-mccain/2018/08/26/0d0478e4-a967-11e8-8f4b-aee063e14538_story.html

That linked article's "statement" would have been part of an official "proclamation" and he refused to do it until now.

[TheCowsCameHome]

32. Indeed, I saw those. Re: the flag, Kelly should've taken a stand,

even if it cost him his day care supervisor job.

Is he a Marine, or not?

[keithbvadu2]

41. John Kelly is a Blue Falcon

[underpants]

22. F Bolton. He has NO BUSINESS being there.

He's a joke and everyone knows it.

[populistdriven]

24. Did the proclamation say AMERICAN flag? Because this...

[awesomerwb1]

25. POS is trying to make it sound like

he's going out of his way to honor McCain.

[left-of-center2012]

26. Bet Donnie is steaming mad

Someone will face his anger

[maddiemom]

27. Oho! It was just that simple.

Trump had EVERYONE talking about HIM for two days. He wedged himself right into the middle.

[C Moon]

28. More like he's flying the flag half-assed.

[Botany]

30. The Vietnamese are showing more respect to McCain then Trump is ....

.... how sick is that?

[usaf-vet]

35. Have we seen the signature

Knowing trump it might be signed

With a dozen bleeped words.


My message is R.I.P Senator McCain. I will always remember your thumbs down vote during an attempt to destroy Obamacare.



Hats off to you Sir!

[bronxiteforever]

39. We all saw his smallness & his proclamation is

marinated in insincerity and bile. He is the smallest man to be in the WH.

[Achilleaze]

40. #Surrender

weasel

[jpak]

42. BUSTED

Douchebag.

yup

[keithbvadu2]

43. Donald had to be browbeaten in the public eye to do the right thing.

Donald had to be browbeaten in the public eye to do the right thing.

[Paladin]

49. Too little, too late. As usual. (nt)

[StarryNite]

50. No, in tribute to tRump's

military followers who jumped on him for raising it.

[BigmanPigman]

52. They were NEVER flown completely up!

At least that is what Kellyanne told Chris Cuomo. Truths aren't truth, facts are alternate facts.....

[WinstonSmith4740]

53. I know he didn't want that POS at his funeral.

I hope his family tells Mike Pence to stay home, too. I wouldn't let anyone from that entire administration anywhere near his funeral.

[riversedge]

55. Trump failed again.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

56. And this asshole has the gall to citicize NFL players over flag ettiquette

[tinymontgomery]

57. And they think liberals hate the military?

And they think liberals hate the military?