Two weeks before his official inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump displays his dissatisfaction with the half-masting of American flags following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on December 29.
“Because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the flag will, for the first time in history during the inauguration of a new president, be flown at half-mast. No one wants to see that, and no American can be happy about it,” wrote, Friday January 3, the Republican president-elect on his Truth Social network, cited by the channel’s website MSNBC.
In the process, the billionaire took the opportunity to accuse the Democrats of “rejoice” of the situation. “They don’t like our country,” he added. Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House spokesperson, has already warned that the executive will not reverse its decision.
Tradition
The left-wing American media Salon recalls that relations between Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump were fresh to say the least. The first had affirmed during an interview in 2018 that, under the Republican’s mandate, “the government was worse than it was[vait] never been”. For its part, on the occasion of its 100e anniversary, Donald Trump attacked Jimmy Carter, calling him the second worst president in the history of the country behind Joe Biden. Nevertheless, the businessman confirmed that he would attend the funeral of 39e President of the United States (1977-1981).
Since 1954 and a decision by Dwight Eisenhower, “flags are traditionally lowered for thirty days to mourn the loss of an American president or former president,” precise MSNBC. Joe Biden having ordered that flags be flown at half-mast on public buildings from December 29, the Star-Spangled Banner will therefore not fly on January 20.
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