Trump Reportedly Complained About Flag Being Half-Staff at Inauguration — Here's What He Said
In early January 2025, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reportedly complained about the American flag being flown at half-staff on the day of his second presidential inauguration. Flags were lowered in December 2024 to honor late former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024.
Why are flags still at half-staff, and why Trump says ‘nobody wants to see this’
Flags are flying at half-staff in honor of late former president Jimmy Carter, which Trump believes will be a distraction during his inauguration.
The View blasts Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ about inauguration flags at half-staff
The View co-hosts tore into President-elect Donald Trump‘s criticism of American flags flying at half-staff during his inauguration in memory of the late former President Jimmy Carter. In a post to Truth Social on Friday,
'The View' Hosts Mock Trump's Tantrum Over Flags at Half-Staff for Inauguration: 'Ain't Always About You'
So, to kick off the new year, the hosts of "The View" scolded him about the ensuing tantrum. In a post to Truth Social on Friday, Trump wrote that "the Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my Inauguration.
Why U.S. Flags Are Being Flown at Half-Staff on Inauguration Day—And Trump’s Reaction
In President Joe Biden’s proclamation about the death of Carter, he directed that flags be flown at half-staff “as an expression of public sorrow” for 30 days—a period of time that includes President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20.
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or former presidents to cover flags at federal government buildings and their grounds.
Donald Trump Reacts to Flags Being at Half-Staff During Inauguration
Trump took to social media to rail against the flags being at half-staff on his big day, writing that "nobody wants to see this."
How long will flags be half-staff? Jimmy Carter's death prompts national day of mourning
Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning for his funeral.
Trump complains that flags will be half-staff to honor Jimmy Carter on Inauguration Day
President-elect Donald Trump railed against the order for American flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, complaining that they will be in that position “for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President.
Nassau County flags to be lowered to half-staff for Jimmy Carter
A Republican county official on Long Island who had refused to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter has changed his mind.
MAGA Official Finally Agrees to Lower Flags for Jimmy Carter After Dem Backlash
Democrats on New York’s Long Island cried foul over the weekend after a Donald Trump-supporting county executive did not lower his jurisdiction’s flags to half-staff in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter,
Why has Nassau County ignored the request to lower flags to half-staff for President Carter?
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Flags will fly at half-staff throughout January. Here’s why:
Flags will fly at half-staff through the end of January across the country to commemorate former President Jimmy Carter.