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Doodley

(11,283 posts)
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 08:26 AM Saturday

US flag at White House flown at half-mast amid 'Trump is dead' trend: Here's why

https://www.wionews.com/photos/us-flag-at-white-house-flown-at-half-mast-amid-trump-is-dead-trend-here-s-why-donald-trump-news-1756541043450/

Flying a flag at half-mast means lowering it to about the middle of the flagpole to express grief, respect, or mourning—typically following a death or major tragedy.

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Trump ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff as a tribute to Minneapolis mass shooting victims
US President Donald Trump had ordered that the American flag be flown at half-staff across all federal buildings and installations until sunset on August 31. A mas shooting took place at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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US flag at White House flown at half-mast amid 'Trump is dead' trend: Here's why (Original Post) Doodley Saturday OP
Ask not for whom the Bell tolls . . . . no_hypocrisy Saturday #1
He's going to lower it for each school shooting? May as well keep it lowered. travelingthrulife Saturday #2

travelingthrulife

(3,135 posts)
2. He's going to lower it for each school shooting? May as well keep it lowered.
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 09:14 AM
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I am guessing that he will lower it only when a Democrat or trans person does the killing. if a white boy dies it, they are celebrated.

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