Jacksonville, Fl — Flags at the Florida State Capitol will fly at half-staff to honor Rush Limbaugh. Governor Ron DeSantis directed the flags of the United States and the State of Florida be flown at half-staff at the Palm Beach County Courthouse and Palm Beach City Hall, where Rush lived.
DeSantis says the order honors Rush’s service to our nation and state. State Democrats, including Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, had lashed out at DeSantis for politicizing an honor usually reserved for military, police, and prominent government officials.
The American Flag isn't a partisan prop, @GovRonDeSantis. It should unite, not divide.
— Nikki Fried (@nikkifried) February 23, 2021
Glad local leaders are joining us in refusing to lower our flag, and standards, for Rush Limbaugh.
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Here is the full order from Governor DeSantis:
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Rush Limbaugh, Florida resident and America’s anchorman, passed away after battling lung cancer. In 1988, he began “The Rush Limbaugh Show” that soon became one of the most prominent media platforms. Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on February 4, 2020 by President Donald J. Trump. He holds recognition in both the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
To honor the memory of Rush Limbaugh and his service to our nation and state, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, the City Hall of Palm Beach, Florida, and the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
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