President Donald Trump ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff Monday following the death of Pope Francis.
The declaration comes after Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis! May God bless him and all who loved him!”
“I just signed an executive order putting the flags of our country, all of them, all federal flags and state flags at half mast in honor of Pope Francis,” Trump said Monday. “He was a good man, worked hard. He loved the world. And it’s an honor to do that.”
The White House released a proclamation from Trump stating: “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,” Trump added.
Trump, appearing Monday at the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll event, also said “Easter is special.
“And it’s one of our favorite days. It’s one of our favorite periods of time. We’re honoring Jesus Christ. And, we’re going to honor Jesus Christ very powerfully throughout our lives, all throughout our lives. Not just now, all throughout our lives,” Trump said. “We’re bringing religion back in America. We’re bringing a lot of things back. But religion is coming back to America. That’s why you see the kind of numbers that you are seeing, the spirit and the kind of numbers that you’re seeing.”
