Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner have ordered flags (yes, “finally”) at the U.S. Capitol to be lowered to half-staff to honor the five servicemen killed in last week’s terror attack in Chattanooga:
US Capitol flags at half-staff to honor the Marines and Navy Sailor killed in Chattanooga pic.twitter.com/1YzXnzYJMa
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) July 21, 2015
US Capitol flags lowered to half-staff to honor 5 service members killed in Tennessee: http://t.co/MYULByfxm3
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 21, 2015
This comes after tons of criticism for not lowering the flags earlier:
If you follow Obama administration actions this summer, you see it's their "Summer of the Flag". They seek to ban… http://t.co/GnJCroSsxZ
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) July 21, 2015
B/c it was "workplace violence?"
"No explanation by WH on flags not lowered to half-staff for Chattanooga shootings"http://t.co/Mbb82ScoIx— ConservativeNotCrazy (@IAMMGraham) July 21, 2015
But wait … could it be that this is only at the U.S. Capitol and not the White House?
@jamiedupree WH leading from behind, business as usual
— Okieblues (@ToddEastin) July 21, 2015
@jamiedupree …but NOT the White House.
— Skip Chipowski (@Skipowski) July 21, 2015
@jamiedupree But I hear NOT at the WH. Is this true?
— Ernest Johnson (@ernest_ernesw) July 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/BobSellersFox17/status/623485267165454336
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US Capitol lowers flags to half-staff today. White House has not https://t.co/59dDwYubZa
— Michele McPhee (@MicheleMcPhee) July 21, 2015
Sure looks like it’s flying a full-staff. Here’s a link to the White House live-cam feed of the South Lawn and a screenshot of what it looks like right now:
Why isn’t the flag at half-staff, Mr. President? We’re waiting.
Note: If you see a rumor that President Obama lowered the flags at the White House for Whitney Houston, that’s not true. It was Gov. Chris Christie who did that:
Folks, many people are inaccurately saying that the White House lowered flags to half staff when Whitney Houston… http://t.co/SyMrvFR1b7
— RickyDeb! (@phildeb1) July 21, 2015
@yankeebrit77 @laststandoni The flag was flown at half staff in New Jersey for Whitney Houston not at the White House. Fyi. I hate Obama
— Kristin Beyond (@kristinkgl) July 21, 2015
We’re hard on President Obama, but fair! 🙂
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