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President Donald Trump, who described the media as "the enemy of the people," rejected an application filed late this weekend by Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, in which he said he was "out of control." honor of five newspaper employees murdered for doing their job.
Rob Hiaasen, 59, Wendi Winters, 65, Gerald Fischman, 61, John McNamara, 56, and Rebecca Smith, 34, were shot dead on Thursday at the Capital Gazette by Jarrod Ramos, 38, who had a long-running quarrel with the newspaper and has since been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
Susan O. Brien, a spokeswoman for Buckley, told ABC News that the mayor had asked for the flags to be lowered, adding, "The mayor is extremely disappointed by the White House's refusal of his request for an American flag.It considers these murders to be an attack on the freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment of the United States Constitution.
Earlier on Monday, Buckley told the Baltimore Sun: "Obviously, I'm disappointed, you know? … Is there a limit to the tragedy, an attack on the press, an attack against freedom of expression? it's as important as any other tragedy. "
Trump, as noted by the Sun, previously ordered flags lowered for mass shots, including 10 after being killed at Santa Fe High School in Texas and 17 were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
Susan Walsh / AP ABC News & Chad Murray & Sarah Shales contributed to this story.
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