Updated at 10:45 a.m. ET
President Trump has ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff as “a mark of solemn respect” for the four journalists and a newspaper sales representative killed last week at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md. The proclamation came after Annapolis’ mayor said his request to lower flags had been denied.
“Our Nation shares the sorrow of those affected by the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland,” says the statement signed by Trump and released by the White House on Tuesday morning. “Americans across the country are united in calling upon God to be with the victims and to bring aid and comfort to their families and friends.”
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