The American flag above the White House was lowered back to half-staff just hours after it was raised to its normal position. The flag was lowered on Saturday following the death of Arizona Senator John McCain and remained at half-staff until Monday morning. Many noticed the flag had been raised and questioned why the White House broke the traditional protocol of keeping the flag at half-staff until after McCain's funeral.
Not long after the flag was lowered on Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump issued a statement saying he "signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of [McCain's] interment."
Trump said that Vice President Mike Pence will deliver remarks during a ceremony honoring McCain that is being held in the U.S. Captial on Friday.
McCain died on Saturday (August 25) at the age of 81 following a battle with brain cancer. He will be buried on Sunday (September 2) at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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