Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Eight states, including Iowa, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska and Alabama, ordered flags at full-staff during Trump’s inauguration. In addition to the state buildings, the U.S. Capitol will have its flags at full-staff during the inauguration, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday.
“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson said in a statement. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.”
President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s death on Dec. 29, as is custom when a U.S. president dies. While the U.S. flag code dictates remain lowered, the code isn’t mandatory,
Here is what Trump and other politicians have said about flags on Jan. 20.
Trump stirred conversations about flags potentially being at half staff during his inauguration when he shared a post on Truth Social accusing the Democrats of being “giddy” that the country’s “magnificent American Flag” could be at “half mast” come Jan. 20.
