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Trump orders flags lowered for Charlie Kirk
A jogger passes flags flying at half-staff at the Washington Monument on the National Mall following the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, in Washington, U.S., December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump orders flags lowered for Charlie Kirk

President Donald Trump ordered the whole of government to lower flags to half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump announced, "In honor of Charlie Kirk, a truly Great American Patriot, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Sunday evening at 6 P.M."

Kirk died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University.

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