I imagine this is intended as a show of respect. I myself do not believe there is anything genuine in the display in terms of 0bamas’ thoughts or feelings.
But it is not right to do this for a foreign leader.
It’s always amazing how this idiot manages to twist anything that relates to a traditional protocol into a pretzel. Just to do it. This would be among his favorite types of little squiggies...a tweak just to set traditionalists off.
I don’t think he would do the same if it was Netanyahu. I know he didn’t attend Thatcher’s funeral, did he lower the flag?