An Iowa official defied orders from Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) to lower flags in the state to half-staff in honor of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday.

In a post on Facebook, Jon Green, who serves as the Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, revealed that while he condemned Kirk’s murder, he would “not grant Johnson County honors to a man who made it his life’s mission to denigrate” so many people. Green added that he would “accept any consequence, whether legal or electoral.”

“On my personal authority as the Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, I have determined to defy the Governor’s order that our colors be at half staff through Sunday on behalf of Charlie J Kirk,” Green said. “I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of

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