President Donald Trump on April 21 ordered that U.S. flags fly at half-staff to honor Pope Francis, who died earlier in the day at age 88.
Trump’s directive, announced in an executive order on Monday, came as tributes poured in from world leaders mourning the passing of the first Latin American pontiff in history.
“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 … 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,” Trump wrote….