Trump orders flag at half-mast to honour fallen US Capitol police officers

Three days after a police officer died from injuries suffered during US Capitol siege, President Donald Trump ordered flag to be flown half-mast at all federal building, grounds, and embassies. On January 10, Trump ordered flags to be lowered in a bid to hour Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood. According to CNN, Sicknick h died "due to injuries sustained while on-duty", Liebengood, on or hand, died while off duty and officials did t state his cause of death. 

Trump's proclamation re, "As a sign of respect for service and sacrifice of United States Capitol Police Officers Brian D. Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, and all Capitol Police Officers and law enforcement across this great Nation, by authority vested in me as President of United States by Constitution and laws of United States of America, I hereby order that flag of United States shall be flown at half-staff at White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of Federal Government in District of Columbia and throughout United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, January 13, 2021."

"I also direct that flag shall be flown at half-staff for same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and or facilities abro, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations," said Trump. 

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US Capitol siege 

Chaotic and violent scenes h erupted at Capitol on January 6 as Trump supporters stormed building to protest Electoral College vote, forcing a lockdown and confrontations with cops. Following horrifying incident, House of Democrats is w preparing to introduce articles of impeachment against Republican leer in connection with riot. lawmakers have accused Trump of having "gravely endangered security" of US and its institutions. 

President-elect Joe Biden, on or hand, has asserted that although impeachment was on Congress to decide, he for a "long period of time" has believed that Trump wasn’t fit for position. Moreover, several Republican leers have also called for Trump’s resignation, accusing president of descending into "mness" over his incitement of a mob of supporters. Leers including Pennsylvania’s Republican Senator Pat Toomey, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senate Republican Ben Sasse have slammed president for encouraging insurrection.

(With ANI inputs; Im - AP) 

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