Trump declines request to lower flags in memory of Capital Gazette shooting victims

[sandensea]

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Source: The Capital Gazette

President Donald Trump has declined a request from Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley to lower American flags in honor of the fatal shooting of five employees of The Capital Gazette newspaper last week.

Through Maryland's congressional delegation, Buckley put in a request to the White House over the weekend to lower the American flags.

Gov. Larry Hogan ordered Maryland state flags to be lowered to half-staff from Friday through sunset on Monday. Buckley had said he hoped having the American flags lowered, too, would help keep national attention on the attack.

Trump has ordered flags lowered for previous mass shootings, including in May after the deaths of 10 people at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, and the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, in February that left 17 dead.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-declines-request-to-lower-flags-in-memory-of-capital-gazette-shooting-victims/ar-AAzv18p

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Yasemin Jamison rests her head on Carol Geithner's shoulder during a candlelight vigil on Friday, June 29, 2018, at Annapolis Mall for the five Capital Gazette employees slain during a shooting spree in their newsroom.

[hlthe2b]

1. Can there be sufficient bad karma to "reward" Trump's horrible acts?

[sandensea]

4. Being found dead of a heart attack, on top of Ivanka?

But with no half-mast tribute afterward, of course.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

16. Death is too easy...

How about a stroke, same scenario, but now he can’t move and Ivanka can’t get out from underneath him. He’d be alive, no ability to move or talk but can witness the laughter and mocking everyday till his eventual demise.

[Va Lefty]

2. Asshole to nth degree!

[iluvtennis]

3. It figures #Fakeass Trump won't honor slain journalists. GAH

[LiberalArkie]

9. Wrong party state.

[tenderfoot]

5. That's his way of saying he's glad it happened

eom

[sandensea]

6. Bingo.

As well as a tacit encouragement to his deplorables to commit more such acts in the future.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. That's fucking cold blooded.

Maybe the media will stop carrying his water.

[sandensea]

8. Cheeto's middle name.

And his accomplices are even worse.

[bitterross]

10. Consistent with his reaction to Charlottesville. He approves of the violence.

He approved of what happened there and he approves of what happened to the journalists. They did offend him and call him unqualified. That's the worst thing you can do to 45.

[murielm99]

11. Publicize the hell out of this.

Everyone in Maryland, and beyond, should be informed about this insult.

[Pluvious]

12. TIL I still can hate Anusface more than I did yesterday

I long ago pasted outrage fatigue.

Recently burned through shame fatigue.

Now peaking-out at loathing exhaustion.

Sad.

[backtoblue]

13. What an asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I can find within myself are curses. Mutha fucke:

[Mountain Mule]

14. I hope there's a hell so that monster can burn there to the end of time

[heaven05]

15. I so hope

this potus POS falls, hard!!!!!!

[FSogol]

17. Well, we aren't planning on lowering the flags when Trumpy strokes out. n/t

[Napolion]

18. Trump adds fuel to the fire

He contributes to attacks on the media.

[Bengus81]

19. Thanks for confirming what we already know Trump............

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. Locking - duplicate thread

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142100026 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.