President Donald J. Trump has ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for the memory of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday.
In a formal proclamation issued from the White House, President Trump directed that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations, and on all federal naval vessels in Washington, D.C., across the United States, and in all U.S. territories and possessions. The order will remain in effect until sunset on the day of the Pope’s interment.
The President also extended the directive to all U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic and military facilities abroad.
On Monday morning, the American flag atop the White House was already lowered to half-staff, even as the traditional Easter Egg Roll continued on the South Lawn.
The official proclamation reads:
As a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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