YOU’LL NOTICE FLAGS ARE FLYING AT HALF STAFF ACROSS NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ ORDERED THE FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF ARIZONA SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, WHO DIED SATURDAY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS THE ORDER CAME DURING A TIME WHEN IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD SAY ABOUT MCCAIN.
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL LAW, THE AMERICAN FLAG MUST BE LOWERED TO HALF STAFF THE DAY A CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER DIES AND ALLOWED TO REMAIN THERE FOR A SECOND DAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP FAILED TO FOLLOW THAT TRADITION UNTIL CRITICISM STARTED ROLLING IN OVER HIM ALLOWING HIS POLITICAL FEUD WITH MCCAIN TO GET IN THE WAY.
