President Donald Trump announced on TRUTH Social on Monday that he will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome and has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the Holy Father.
“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome,” the president shared in a TRUTH Social post. “We look forward to being there!”
“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,” Trump wrote in a separate post.
He added: “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.”
The president spoke of the pope at the White House Easter Egg roll, where he told attendees of Pope Francis: “He was a good man, worked hard. He loved the world.”
Watch the clip below:
President Trump: "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. So, he was a good man, worked hard. He loved the world and it's an honor to do that." pic.twitter.com/3G7O3FxbSD
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