White House flags return to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain's death

Nope.. Read the rules.. He CAN'T ever lie in state in the Rotunda.. He didn't earn that honor. McCain did.

 

And don't forget x2 that Bush 44 and Obama are doing 2 of the eulogies.... Barack Obama.... The man who defeated him (and that noisy cow he picked as VP) for President will speak at his funeral at McCains request..

And Trump will be doing whatever it is Trump does during the services and burial

I guess Saturday is the key day here

https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...-viewing-funeral-details-released/1105359002/

 

if a president (of the US) past or present dies the flag flies half staff for 30 days
It flies 10 days at half staff after the death of the vice president, the chief justice or a retired chief justice of the US supreme court, or the speaker of the house of representatives
for an associate justice of the supreme court, a member of the cabinet, a former vice president, the president pro tempore of the senate, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the majority leader of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the house of representatives the flag is to be displayed at half staff from the day of death until iburial.
The flag is to be flown at half staff at all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels in the washington, D.C area on the day and day after the death of a senator, representative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from puerto rico. it should also be flown at half staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional district, territory, or commonwealth of these officials

upon the death of the governor of a state, territory or possession, the flag should be flown at half staff on all federal facilities in that governor’s state, territory or possession from the day of death until iburial.
the president may order the flag to be flown at half staff to mark the death of other officials, former officials, or foreign dignitaries. in addition to these occasions, the president may order half staff display of the flag after other tragic events.
the flag should be briskly run up to the top of the pole before being lowered slowly to the half staff position.

https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/halfstaff.pdf

 

All presidents are guaranteed the honor, regardless of their efficacy and/or popularity.

 

he invented his 'war hero' status, then parlayed it into celebrity, power and fabulous wealth while routinely deceiving and betraying his own constituents and party.

hardly anything to venerate.

 

Don't worry about Trump. He'll probably be laid out in a tacky gold painted tent in the parking lot at the mall, with flashing lights, one of those blow up things with the arms flopping around, like you see at car lots, and an admission charge.

 

He is so petty that he couldn't sleep knowing that the flag was at half mast, and he is so stupid that he probably doesn't know that the flag is lowered at night.

 

And yet we have precedent for half mast for longer periods of time. Gtfooh with your lap dog defense.

 

Idk. It’s not my call. I can only affect me personally and how long I continue to show respect. I mean if you want to go down that road, Nancy should’ve had a way longer time than John Glenn.

 

Ok, I just read the rules. Trump can lie in the Rotunda. In fact, private citizens as well as government officials have had the honor. Trump can have the honor as well.

 

Go ahead and provide us the "rules" meanwhile here'sa list of who has Lain in State at the Capital.

https://www.aoc.gov/nations-stage/lying-state-honor

 

Idk. Just giving some numbers showing there is no set standard.

 

The point being, if the POTUS wants to give McCain the bare minimum, then that's what he'll give him. Does that make it right? Subjective to opinion and in Trump's opinion he feels righteous about it. So there's very little complaining or pouting is going to do to change it.

 

One is the president of the "free world."

I think he bears a larger portion of the ethical and moral burden here.

 

That they were. Still no set standard.

I mean the victims in Brussels got the same amount of time as Nancy Reagan. Does that seem proper? Does that seem right? No, but again, no set standard.

 

He was so petty that he couldn't sleep knowing that the flag was at half mast, and he is so stupid that he probably doesn't know that the flag is lowered at night.

 

The only one pouting here is the pompous blowhard, inglorious fat bastard sitting in the WH, furious that he won't be treated with dignity and respect by an ex member of the military, who unlike the same pompous blowhard, had the balls to enlist and serve.

Trump is mad because he got had.

He's a **** and you know it.

 

Nancy had 5 days. That's when she was buried.

 

Agreed but that's a minimum and not the tradition for national leaders as others pointed out earlier.

 

It doesn't matter. Trump can do no ****ing wrong, man.

He was insulting all these bots and they don't even get it when he said he could shoot someone and not lose a vote.

 

Lol - president of the free world? Errrr..... no.

I want all my elected officials held to a very high standard. Sadly, we have close to zero of those.

 

I do agree, for a POW, cowardly or not, they should stay half staff for at least the same length of time they stayed down a crack junkie.

 

No, that's the code....Don't like it? Change the code.

 

The flag remained lowered until Nancy Reagan was buried.

 

providing you with the half mast standard is a lap dog defense? lol,