Flags Fly High in Limbaugh's Home County

Palm Beach County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, refusing to lower its courthouse flags to half-staff in honor of the late conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh.

Limbaugh lived and produced his radio show from Palm Beach.

DeSantis ordered the U.S. and Florida flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday.

And while some areas in the state did that, Plam Beach county did not.

Commissioner Melissa McKinlay posted a statement on Twitter saying, “The lowering of flags should be a unifying gesture during solemn occasions, such as in remembrance of the young lives lost during the Parkland High School massacre or first-responder line of duty deaths." She was referring to the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in nearby Parkland that left 17 dead.

McKinlay continued: “Although Rush Limbaugh was a significant public figure, he was also an incredibly divisive one who hurt many people with his words and actions."

The Town of Plam Beach where Limbaugh lived did comply with the order and lowered their flags.