As President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff in the wake of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, Aurora Mayor John Laesch ordered the city’s flags, which had been lowered in honor of 9/11, restored to full staff.

The decision prompted Danny Souri, chairman of the Aurora Township Republicans, to lower the flag at city hall to half-staff Saturday. He also put up a flag at half-staff at the police station.

On Sunday, Laesch confirmed, “I sent an email to city staff and asked them to raise them back to full (staff the day after 9/11).” He says the mayor has jurisdiction over the city buildings.

In explaining his decision, he said, “For me, I think it severely diminishes the act of lowering the flag as an act of remembrance of tragedies like Sept. 11, when we lower t

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