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Mike Johnson orders flags at the Capitol to be at full staff for Trump inauguration
The House speaker announced Tuesday that the flags on the Hill will be raised for Trump’s inauguration and lowered again the following day to honor the death of former president Jimmy Carter.
Johnson says Capitol flags will be flown at full-staff during Trump inauguration
"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," the Louisiana Republican said in a statement. "The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter."
Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration
President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter — on the day of his inauguration.
Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump’s inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day.
Flags to be raised to full-staff for Inauguration Day in Florida, other Southern states, Capitol
There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says flags will be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration
Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the Capitol's flags, which are at half-staff due to the death of Jimmy Carter, be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
Some states will fly flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration. Here's which ones
Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
Will NJ keep flags at half-staff to honor President Carter on Trump's inauguration day?
Eight states have ordered flags raised for Inauguration Day, even though it is customary to keep them lowered for 30 days after a president's death
Will Kentucky's flags be raised or lowered on Inauguration Day?
Several states that confirmed that flags will be raised on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter's death. After a former president dies, federal flag code dictates that flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days out of respect.
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process lasts: On Dec. 29, Biden ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the late former president.
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