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In reply to the discussion: LOL.... another own-goal by this White House... the flag is now back at half-staff again [View all]ADX
(1,622 posts)8. Technically-speaking, the flag is only REQUIRED to be lowered to half-mast...
...on the day of and the day after the death of a member of Congress. Of course, that duration can very easily be extended and it usually is for someone of Senator McCain's stature but this is Chump we're talking about so he didn't leave it up for one minute more than he needed to.
By the way, for the record, the WH flag has again been lowered to half-mast so Chumpy definitely blinked
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LOL.... another own-goal by this White House... the flag is now back at half-staff again [View all]
scheming daemons
Aug 2018
OP
The veterans groups shouldn't have had to ask. It should have just been done. nt
WePurrsevere
Aug 2018
#3
Probably every day from now until the day after the funeral there will be reporting on
RockRaven
Aug 2018
#5
Oh heck at first reading of your post I thought the flag was full staff again.
gordianot
Aug 2018
#37
Evil man, he tried to bully Sen McCain even after McCain has passed away. #Sad #ImpeachEvilTrump
trueblue2007
Aug 2018
#38