Trump to Lower Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Coronavirus Victims
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We ran the numbers: There are 1506 news articles covering this topic. 21% (309) are left leaning, 51% (766) center, 29% (431) right leaning.
On Thursday, President Trump announced that flags on federal buildings would be lowered to half-staff to honor coronavirus victims and members of the military. While left-leaning articles highlight that the move comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter to the president requesting the flags be lowered, right-leaning articles highlight that governors have also requested flags be lowered.
CNN published a left-leaning article reporting that the move comes after Pelosi Schumer wrote in a letter to the president requesting that he order flags lowered to half-staff when the death toll from the pandemic reaches 100,000. The article also notes that former Vice President Joe Biden made a similar recommendation in April.
A centrist article by The Hill highlights that the letter by Pelosi and Schumer has a political implication, as Democrats have ripped the president for a slow response to the coronavirus. Pelosi and Trump still have not spoken in months despite the pandemic.
New York Post published a right-leaning article reporting that a number of governors, including New York’s Andrew Cuomo, have ordered flags lowered to honor coronavirus deaths. The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is symbolic, as flags are normally lowered to half-staff on Memorial Day.