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They got a grudging-sounding statement out of [Redacted] and re-lowered the flag just a few minutes ago, per @Acosta:
Link to tweet
("New Trump statement says flags will be flown at half-staff." With a screen shot of the statement, four short paragraphs starting with "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country, and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-mast until his interment." The rest of it is appointing officials to represent the Administration during various ceremonies.)
And I'm wondering what the White House staff had to threaten him with, bribe him with, cajole him with, to get that much out of him.
Any guesses?
C'mon, give it your best shot.
curiously,
Bright
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Although written from his viewpoint, the wording is simply not tRumphole's.
It must be pissing him off that $$$ will be spent on this, but not on tRumphole's parade.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,010 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)knew it looked bad to be so snotty about McCain and the issue of the flag ...up or down....half staff or not. It just had bad optics since whether it was at half staff was there for all to see. So in an act of pure self preservation, he had to do something to save face. His staff, no doubt, had to explain it to him like you would to a child. He is pathetic and despicable.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)They'll let him keep watching Fux until the funeral's over. He'll be none the wiser. But he's never any wiser, now, is he?
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)blame some middle rank staffer for the error.
spanone
(135,844 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)Trump says HE ASKED Pence to go make an address???
Trump says HE ASKED for a military honor ceremony???
Trump says HE ASKED the same WH staffers to attend as Mccain formerly requested???
He didn't do any of that!
mainer
(12,022 posts)Someone had to beg and plead with him to get this done. I'm guessing it was Kelly.
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)magicarpet
(14,155 posts),... his daughter/wife/incestuous lover sat in his lap and ground her back side into his crotch as a trade off to make tramp show a little more respect for McCain and not be such a spoiled brat about it.
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)My guess was they disabled his "fetch me a diet Coke" button until he agreed. In some dim corner of his broken brain, a lonely neuron fires, and Trump vaguely wonders if this isn't cruel and unusual punishment.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)I'm laughing cause this guy can't even pull off a good les grossman imitation correctly...les didnt need no damn 'button' lol
Iggo
(47,558 posts)I'm not so sure anymore that he's that honorable, though.
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)hlthe2b
(102,294 posts)excoriated him and the press made it clear they were not going to let this go. So, I'd guess at this point, Mattis and Kelly--maybe even Bolton, made it clear delaying any longer was going to be suicidal and he had to staunch the bleeding.
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)It's all about him.
Same as ever.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)(Nods head sagely)