By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-orders-u-s-flags-lowered-to-honor-slain-journalists Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump orders U.S. flags lowered to honor slain journalists Politics Jul 3, 2018 11:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags on federal property be flown at half-staff through sunset Tuesday to honor five newspaper journalists slain in Maryland’s capital. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fields questions from reporters over what happened with the Annapolis mayor’s request to lower U.S. flags on federal property. Video by Associated Press The order comes after Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said Monday that Trump had declined his request to lower the flags. Trump issued a proclamation Tuesday ordering the flags fly at half-staff through sundown. Five Capital Gazette newspaper employees were killed Thursday when a gunman holding a grudge against the publication shot them in the newsroom. Trump repeatedly has called journalists the “enemy of the people.” He said the day after the shooting that journalists shouldn’t fear being violently attacked while doing their job. The White House says Trump ordered the flags lowered as soon as he learned of the Annapolis mayor’s request. WATCH: Trump says attack on Capital Gazette newspaper ‘shocked conscience of the nation’ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags on federal property be flown at half-staff through sunset Tuesday to honor five newspaper journalists slain in Maryland’s capital. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fields questions from reporters over what happened with the Annapolis mayor’s request to lower U.S. flags on federal property. Video by Associated Press The order comes after Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said Monday that Trump had declined his request to lower the flags. Trump issued a proclamation Tuesday ordering the flags fly at half-staff through sundown. Five Capital Gazette newspaper employees were killed Thursday when a gunman holding a grudge against the publication shot them in the newsroom. Trump repeatedly has called journalists the “enemy of the people.” He said the day after the shooting that journalists shouldn’t fear being violently attacked while doing their job. The White House says Trump ordered the flags lowered as soon as he learned of the Annapolis mayor’s request. WATCH: Trump says attack on Capital Gazette newspaper ‘shocked conscience of the nation’ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now