New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has ordered flags within the state to fly at full-staff on Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump because the nation stays in a mourning interval to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
“Tomorrow, we are all Americans as we observe the centuries-old traditions of Inauguration Day,” Hochul mentioned in a press release to the New York Submit on Sunday.
“For that reason, I am directing flags to fly at full staff throughout the State of New York on January 20 and return to half staff to honor the late President Carter on January 21,” she added. “Regardless of your political views, the American tradition of the peaceful transition of power is something to celebrate.”
The governor’s directive comes throughout President Biden’s order that flags in any respect authorities and public buildings and grounds throughout the nation fly at half-staff for a 30-day mourning interval following Carter’s loss of life on Dec. 29, 2024, which occurs to incorporate Inauguration Day.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered flags to fly at full-staff on Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump amid the mourning interval following the loss of life of former President Jimmy Carter. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM by way of Getty Photos)
Biden mentioned the U.S. flag “should be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.”
It’s a custom when a former president dies to order a 30-day mourning interval and for flags to be displayed at half-staff.
Hochul joins a trio of Democratic governors — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson — in ordering flags to fly at full-staff for Trump’s inauguration earlier than the mourning interval ends on Jan. 28.
A 30-day mourning interval is energetic till Jan. 28 following the loss of life of former President Jimmy Carter. (Picture by way of Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)
A number of Republican governors have additionally directed flags to be raised on Monday, together with Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Invoice Lee, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Practically 30 states will elevate their flags on Monday for Trump’s inauguration, as will flags on the U.S. Capitol following an order from Home Speaker Mike Johnson.
Trump had publicly taken subject with the concept flags may very well be displayed at half-staff for his inauguration following Carter’s loss of life.
President-elect Donald Trump beforehand mentioned on Fact Social that Democrats have been “giddy” that flags could be flying at half-staff throughout his inauguration. (Evan Vucci/AP)
“The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump wrote on Fact Social on Jan. 3. “They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country, they only think about themselves.”
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“Look at what they’ve done to our once GREAT America over the past four years – It’s a total mess! In any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast,” he continued. “Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Flags have been flown at half-staff when former President Nixon was sworn-in for his second time period in 1973 after Nixon ordered the flags to be lowered following the loss of life of former President Truman.
