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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.
Mike Johnson Gives Update on Capitol Flags for Donald Trump Inauguration
Trump has complained about the flags being at half-staff "for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President."
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.
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.
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.
US Capitol flags to fly at full-staff for Trump's inauguration, House Speaker says
Flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff "to celebrate our country coming together" for incoming president Donald Trump's inauguration, House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X on Tuesday.
Mike Johnson says Capitol flags will fly at full-staff for Trump inauguration
US flags will fly at full-staff at the Capitol during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, the leader of the House of Representatives announced Tuesday.
Republicans Flying U.S. Flags at Full-Staff on Inauguration
Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day—a continuation of mourning after the death of former President Jimmy Carter—several Republicans have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff.
The Memo: Flags will fly high after all for Trump’s inauguration
President-elect Trump has won at least one battle in advance of Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at full-staff when Trump is sworn in for the second time. Trump had previously been exasperated by the idea that flags would be flown at half-staff in commemoration of former President Carter,
Mike Johnson To Raise Capitol Flags For Trump, Potentially Violating Flag Display Code
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Speaker Johnson rejects proxy voting for new parents in Congress
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Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump
Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio, had at times been critical of the president-elect. He told people that ...