Flags in New York's Nassau County not lowered to half-staff following Jimmy Carter's death [View all]
Source: CBS News
January 3, 2025 / 10:15 PM EST
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island has seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy Carter, who died last weekend at the age of 100.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, has not publicly explained his reason for not lowering flags at Nassau County-operated buildings. Following Carter's death Sunday, President Biden called for flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days at all federal facilities. When reached Friday, a spokesman for Blakeman told CBS News New York that he was "unavailable for comment."
Democratic county legislator Seth Koslow told CBS News New York that honoring a former president should transcend partisan politics, calling the move an embarrassment to Nassau County.
"Politics shouldn't play into this right now. This should be about what's right for a person who represented our country, who guided our country and then served our country when they were done as president, and it's the right thing to do," Koslow said.
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