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.
Mike Johnson orders flags at the Capitol to be at full staff for Trump inauguration
The House speaker announced that the flags on the Hill will be raised for Trump’s inauguration and lowered the following day to honor the death of Jimmy Carter.
Johnson says flags will be raised for 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.
Speaker Johnson orders flags be flown at full-staff during Trump inauguration
Flags at the U.S. Capitol will now be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day following an order by House Speaker Mike Johnson, pausing a mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
U.S. Capitol Flags Will Be at Full-Staff During Trump Inauguration, House Speaker Says
President-elect Donald Trump expressed annoyance that flags would be lowered to honor former President Jimmy Carter during his swearing-in.
Honoring Trump: Speaker Johnson says flags to fly full-staff at US Capitol during presidential inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday that flags at U.S. Capitol will be raised to full-staff next Monday, Jan. 20, to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, during the official mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter.
Johnson says flags will be flown at full-staff at Capitol on Trump’s Inauguration Day
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that flags will fly at full-staff at the Capitol on the day of President-elect Trump’s inauguration and then will be lowered back to half-staff to honor
Speaker Johnson orders flags at US Capitol be flown at full-staff for Trump inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, dismissing a White House order.
Will flags fly at half-staff in MA on Inauguration Day? What to know
President Biden previously ordered that flags fly at half-staff until Jan. 28 to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
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.
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Trump has complained about the flags being at half-staff "for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President." ...