Due to the death of former US President Jimmy Carter on December 29, the flags will remain at half-mast for 30 days. This has been the practice since a proclamation published in 1954 by Dwight Eisenhower.
Donald Trump estimated Friday that “no one wanted to see” flags flew at half-mast during his Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony, a decision that was made in tribute to former President Jimmy Carter. “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 at half-mast. No one wants to see that and no American can be happy about it.”wrote the Republican president-elect on his Truth Social network.
He also criticizes his Democratic adversaries for “rejoice” of the situation. Asked whether the White House could reverse this decision or reconsider it, Joe Biden’s spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, responded curtly. «Non» Friday during his daily press conference.
When Jimmy Carter died on December 29, the outgoing Democratic president ordered that flags be flown at half-mast on public buildings for a period of thirty days, until after Donald Trump was sworn in. This has been the practice, since a proclamation published in 1954 by Dwight Eisenhower, in the event of the death of an American president or former president.
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