Texas Gov. orders flags raised for Trump's Inauguration Day. Will DeSantis do the same?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that the flags lowered to half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
Texas Orders Flags to Be Raised for Donald Trump's Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags be flown at full-staff for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump. This comes after President Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be lowered for 30 days following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec.
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Texas Orders Flags Back to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration, Breaking 30-Day Protocol for Jimmy Carter Death
"While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President," Gov. Greg Abbott says
Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full-staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has sparked both praise and criticism on social media.
Flags in Texas will be full-staff on Jan. 20 | Here's why
The order comes after President Joe Biden previously ordered that all U.S. flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
Gov. Greg Abbott disrespects Jimmy Carter with order to raise flags
A reader is appalled that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags flown fully raised for Donald Trump's inauguration day, neglecting honor for Jimmy Carter.
Texas governor orders flags, at half-staff for Jimmy Carter, to full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas continues to mourn Carter’s death but noted the federal flag code gives special importance to flying the flag on Inauguration Day.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags to be raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration
President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former president Jimmy Carter. The 30-day period includes the day of president-elect Trump's inauguration.
Alabama, Texas flags lowered for Carter’s death returning to full-staff for Trump’s inauguration
Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration. They think it’s so great” Trump posted.
Jimmy Carter laid to rest at an unsettled time for the nation
"It was comforting and reassuring to see even the fleeting appearance of civility that his funeral inspired," writes one reader. Another: "Let us turn our attention from the toxicity that is Trump and emulate the gentleman from Plains,
Will half-staff flags honoring Jimmy Carter be raised on Inauguration Day in NC?
Though federal flag code dictates a 30-day mourning period after the death of a former president, not everyone is complying. Here's what we know.