WH flag at full staff in foreground, flags at the WA Monument lowered to half staff in backgground

[Miles Archer]

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So striking to see WH flag at full staff in the foreground with all the flags at the Washington Monument lowered to half staff in the background.

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

1. This is a sick joke to see.

[StarryNite]

2. There is no low too low for the Orange Foolious.

[dumbcat]

3. US Code, just for info

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36
CHAPTER 10

PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS

§175. Position and manner of display

(m) In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. The flag shall be flown at half-staff thirty days from the death of the President or a former President; ten days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.

http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#177

[torius]

6. Obama had changed it

so that it went to the day of burial for a member of Congress. Trump is reversing Obama's doings, as usual.

[dumbcat]

7. Obama didn't change the US Code

it takes legislation to do that. Obama ignored the code, changed the tradition, and nobody cared. But the US Code stayed the same. Presidents can do that and often get away with it. Trump will try it on some things too. We won't like that.

[randr]

9. The WH is the peoples house

He is disrespecting not only his office; he is showing disrespect and scorn to every American, past, present, and future.
He will deserve the treatment that awaits his demise.

[dumbcat]

11. I'm confused, you don't think

the President should follow the US Code? Don't we want him to follow campaign finance and tax laws in the US Code? Which ones do we want a President to follow and which ones not? Is there a list I am not aware of?

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. When he croaks, I will extend my flagpole by 20'

and the flag will be high the top

[lpbk2713]

5. Needless to say this is where Trump lives.

For the time being. Everything is subject to change.

[oberliner]

8. The flags at the Washington Monument have been raised and are now back to full staff

matching the White House.

Link to tweet

[Girard442]

10. Of course they are. He saw them and threw a tantrum.

[Yonnie3]

12. Charlottesville, Virginia Federal Court House was at half staff a few minutes ago.

The two local government flags I saw were at full staff.