New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, ordered the state's flags to be flown at full staff on Monday to mark the inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump As the nation is still in a period of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
“Tomorrow, we will be all Americans as we celebrate the centuries-old tradition of Inauguration Day,” Hochul said in a statement to the New York Post on Sunday.
She added: “For this reason, I have directed that flags be flown at full staff throughout New York State on January 20 and returned to half-staff to honor the late President Carter on January 21.” “Regardless of your political views, the American tradition of peaceful transfer of power is something worth celebrating.”
The governor's directives come during President Biden's order for flags to be flown at half-staff on all government and public buildings and lands across the country for a 30-day period of mourning following. Carter's death On December 29, 2024, which happens to include Inauguration Day.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered flags flown at full capacity Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump amid the period of mourning following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Biden said the American flag “should be flown at half-mast at the White House and on all public buildings and lands, at all military sites and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the federal government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States.” The United States, its territories, and possessions.”
It is a tradition when a former president dies to order a 30-day period of mourning and for flags to be flown at half-staff.
Hochul joins three Democratic governors – California Governor Gavin NewsomColorado Governor Jared Polis and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson ordered the flags to be raised at full staff on the occasion of Trump's inauguration before the end of the mourning period on January 28.
The 30-day mourning period continues until January 28 after the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Image via Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)
Many Republican governors She also directed flags to be flown Monday, including Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Nebraska Gov. Jim Palin, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Nearly 30 states will raise their flags on Monday to mark Trump's inauguration, as well as flags at the US Capitol following an order from House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Trump publicly objected to the idea that flags could be displayed at half-staff for his inauguration after Carter's death.
President-elect Donald Trump previously said on Truth Social that Democrats are “dizzy” about flags being flown at half-staff during his inauguration. (Evan Vucci/AP)
“The Democrats are all 'giddy' about the possibility of putting our wonderful American flag at 'half mast' during my inauguration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on January 3. “They think it's a very wonderful thing, and they're very happy about it because “In fact, they don't like our country, they only think about themselves.”
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“Look at what they've done to great America over the past four years — it's a complete mess!” However, due to the death of President Jimmy Carter, the flag may be raised, for the first time ever, during an inauguration ceremony. Mast.” “No one wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let's see how things develop. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
The flags were flown at half-staff when former President Nixon was sworn in for his second term in 1973 after Nixon ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff following the death of former President Truman.
