Biden Orders U.S. Flags At Half-Staff In Wake Of Atlanta Spa Shootings
Posted on AllSides March 18th, 2021
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President Biden and Vice President Harris plan to travel to Atlanta on Friday, where they will meet with leaders of the city's Asian American community in the aftermath of a deadly shooting spree there this week that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.
Meanwhile, Biden issued a proclamation for U.S. flags on federal buildings to be lowered to half-staff through sunset Monday to mark the massacre in Georgia.
Biden said he was ordering the flags lowered "as a mark of respect for the victims of the...