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Buckley first told The Gazette that he was "obviously" disappointed with the White House's decision not to lower the flags.
"Is there a limit to the tragedy? Asked about the denial, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told CNN early Tuesday that "as soon as the president directly heard the mayor's request, he asked that we go see and check when we We did, the president asked that the flags be lowered immediately. "
Sanders also said that she spoke to Buckley on Monday night to inform him of the president's decision, adding that she was "not sure about the process" that led to Buckley's claim that her claim was initially denied.
"But there is a certain protocol that was followed, but when the president heard the specific request of the mayor, he responded to the mayor's request for the flags to be lowered," she added.
Buckley told CNN on Tuesday afternoon that he did not know the protocol for making the request.
"I thought it was just something that I could do as mayor, but we discovered that it was not true We understood that the lines of communication were perhaps in Breakdown during the weekend, let's go and then we wait all Monday, and then Monday afternoon, we were told that it had not been the case, it would not happen. " he said.
"We do not particularly try to blame anyone, but this community needs healing and it needs to see that we care about it and that it does not know the protocol of 39, a flag, "he said, adding that the feelings are still" very raw "for the community.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misinterpreted Buckley's response to Trump's initial decision not to lower the flags after the shooting.
