Article snippet: GOP Sen. MORE's raising and then re-lowering American flags to mark McCain's death. The White House on Monday afternoon re-lowered its flags to half staff after facing widespread pushback for returning them to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain's death on Saturday. In response to a question about the flag controversy, Inhofe, who is expected to succeed McCain as the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the former GOP presidential nominee was not "courteous" to Trump. Trump reportedly nixed a statement praising McCain following his death, opting instead for a short tweet offered "respect" but not praise for the senator, who died from an aggressive form of brain cancer. However, following immense pressure, Trump released a slightly longer statement on Monday. "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump said in a statement released by the White House. Trump had repeatedly mocked McCain during campaign-style rallies, even as he underwent treatment for cancer in Arizona. He took particular issue with McCain's 2017 decision to vote "no" on a bill that would have largely repealed ObamaCare. Trump, in widely criticized remarks from shortly after he launched his presidential bid, insisted McCain was "not a war hero" because he was captured and held a... Link to the full article to read more