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A New Jersey town that faced criticism for flying an American flag at full staff despite President Donald Trump’s order to lower flags on government buildings to half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk defended its decision on Monday.

New York Jets great Nick Mangold may have been the loudest critic as he blasted Madison with a social media post showing the flag at full staff.

However, Madison officials wrote in a Facebook post that it was following the state’s directive.

"Over the weekend, we received questions about the lowering of the American flag in the borough. Madison’s policy is to follow the State of New Jersey’s daily flag status," the town said in a post with a link to New Jersey’s flag status. "Over the weekend,

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