WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 21) ordered US flags to be lowered to half-staff for three days in honor of Americans who ...
While US daily death tolls are no longer on a steady incline, the losses are still mounting, with the total count in the US above 94,500 - by far the nation with the most deaths in the world.Earlier in the day, top Democrats said flying the flags at half-staff upon reaching the 100,000 mark would reflect a"national expression of grief".
"Our hearts are broken over this great loss," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to the president. The pair said it would be fitting to pay respects to victims of the crisis while honoring the nation's military heroes.
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