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2020-09-12 Home Front: Politix

Removal of flag honoring veterans from White House sparks anger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decision by the Trump administration earlier this year to move the flag honoring missing war veterans from a prominent position atop the White House to a less visible spot on the South Lawn has angered some veterans and lawmakers, who see it as disrespectful and potentially illegal.

The flag is dedicated to prisoners of war and service members who are missing in action. According to a White House video posted in June, it was relocated in a private ceremony with full military honors, months after President Donald Trump signed into law a bill requiring the flag to be flown at certain federal properties including the White House every day.

The revelations come amid growing questions over Trump’s respect for the military, after a report last week by the Atlantic magazine alleging that Trump had called fallen American soldiers "losers" and "suckers" sparked outrage and controversy.

Trump denied the assertions, but has publicly disparaged the service of the late Senator John McCain, a war veteran, and was accused of criticizing his own generals in excerpts of a forthcoming book titled "Rage," by Bob Woodward.

"It’s bad enough that President Trump publicly ridicules American heroes like Senator McCain and others who were captured on the battlefield. He inexplicably promotes the Confederate flag but fails to fly the POW/MIA flag," said Democratic Senator Jack Reed, a co-sponsor of the bill. "It’s part of a pattern of disrespect by President Trump toward those who honorably served our nation."

Reed, and fellow Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Margaret Hassan, who also co-sponsored the bill, sent a letter to the White House on Thursday requesting that it reconsider the flag’s relocation.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 07:24|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 What doesn't "spark anger" among dems? Time to move on.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 07:31|| 2020-09-12 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 but has publicly disparaged the service of the late Senator John McCain

As the President should. McCain was a douche.

Posted by Clem 2020-09-12 08:06|| 2020-09-12 08:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Next you're going to accuse Trump of disparaging the service of Benedict Arnold?

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-09-12 08:32|| 2020-09-12 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 To Hell with John McCain. If you need a man to be a pillar of command and leadership in a highly adversarial POW situation, Bingo! The only thing is he went on to many other things over the course of many, many years. He may not have originated vindictive pettiness, but he sure added some chapters uniquely his own.

Posted by Cesare 2020-09-12 10:09|| 2020-09-12 10:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Donald Trump is still president.

There, I've sparked anger.

Posted by AlanC 2020-09-12 10:46|| 2020-09-12 10:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Ref #4: To Hell with John McCain.

I have no first-hand knowledge, but that particular task may have already been accomplished.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 10:54|| 2020-09-12 10:54|| Front Page Top

#7 While the act in June was apolitical, this delayed Democratic response in an attempt to spring yet another October Surprise reeks of desperation. Private Democratic presidential polling must be dreadful.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-09-12 11:12|| 2020-09-12 11:12|| Front Page Top

#8 #4 To Hell with John McCain. If you need a man to be a pillar of command and leadership in a highly adversarial POW situation,

There's even some debate about that.

Not that I think I would done any better in those circumstances.

Then again, I wouldn't have tried to launch a political career out of it and then betrayed my constituents over and over again, while claiming that my experiences in the "Nam exempted me from all criticism.

Posted by charger 2020-09-12 17:53|| 2020-09-12 17:53|| Front Page Top

#9 "The Maverick's" Tokyo Rose recording from 1969

Posted by Clem 2020-09-12 18:00|| 2020-09-12 18:00|| Front Page Top

#10 I recall stories of McCain 'dating' the wives of fellow pilots while they were deployed. Probably not true but if so i hope he's uncomfortably hot right now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-09-12 18:06|| 2020-09-12 18:06|| Front Page Top

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