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At the request of Joe Biden, American flags are lowered to half-mast in the country to pay tribute to Jimmy Carter. Enough to make Donald Trump jump, who is demanding that the flags be raised as high as possible for his inauguration, Monday January 20.
The controversy has been growing around American flags for a week. On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, Monday January 20, national flags are at half-mast in the country.
Joe Biden requested that they remain lowered for 30 days after the death of former United States President Jimmy Carter on December 29, as is customary in the country.
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But for Donald Trump, it is a conspiracy by the Democrats. On his social network Truth Social, he assured that his political opponents were “rejoicing about this situation”, regretting that the flags were lowered to half-mast during the inauguration of a president “for the first time in history”.
The information was denied by the New York Timeswhich recalls that American flags were flown at half-mast for the inauguration of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, after the death of President Harry Truman.
-Congress flags will fly
Donald Trump’s indignation, however, sparked reactions across the country. At least 13 governors have assured that American flags will be raised during the ceremony, as in Texas.
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The Republican President of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, also declared, Tuesday, January 14, that the flags of Congress will fly at the highest level during the transfer of power.
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