“I will notify all state offices under my direction to disregard the Governor’s forthcoming order to lower flags for Mr. Limbaugh,” Fried said
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said on Monday that she will refuse to comply with an order issued by Governor Ron DeSantis to lower American flags across the state to half mast to honor the late conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, WFLA reports.
DeSantis announced that he would be ordering the flag to be lowered once Limbaugh is buried. "There's not much that needs to be said, the guy was an absolute legend," DeSantis said, referring to him as a "friend."
"I will notify all state offices under my direction to disregard the Governor’s forthcoming order to lower flags for Mr. Limbaugh," Fried said, stating that her department will "not celebrate hate speech, bigotry, and division.
"Lowering the flag should always reflect unity, not division, and raising our standards, not lowering them. Our flags will remain flying high to celebrate the American values of diversity, inclusion, and respect for all."
Originally from Missouri, Limbaugh resided in Florida until his death on Wednesday. A former cigarette smoker, he succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 70.
He had received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the administration of former President Donald Trump during his final state of the union address shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
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