Posted on 01/14/2025 9:38:59 AM PST by V_TWIN
WASHINGTON — The flags at the Capitol will fly at their full height when Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president next week, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Tuesday.
“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration” of the president-elect, Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement.
“The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter,” he added.
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Johnson’s directive is a good compromise. Trump worked his behind off for the last couple of years to get this position.
He wants and deserves all the associated regalia.
Full Staff for the swearing in, is how it will be!
Apparently Johnson found the loophole...
And the flag "rules" are not set in stone.
This is gonna pi** off a lot of Dems who were filled with "joy" when they learned about Biden's half staff order.
We do not honor the dead as a means to disgrace the living.
We honor both for who and what they are....much to the chargin of our domestic terrorists/communists....
Yes!
I Love It! Poking Pedo Joe in the eye with a stick. FJB!!! My flag will be a full staff. Screw Joe Pedo.
Good man!
I gave up listening to who the government tells me I should fly my flag at half mast for.
They would have had me doing it for the likes of Ted Kennedy or some Leftist celebrity.
Not doing it.
I kind of like that mindset!
Tradition is 30 days for a presidential death... but honestly, the people who are going to be upset they are being raised for a few hours for Trump, aren’t upset on Carter’s behalf, they are just upset Trump won the election.
The TDS & rabid left will scream bloody murder, and most american’s will just shake their heads and move on with their lives. The MSM will as usually, try to gin up the radical lefts position, and try to convince everyone else they should be outraged... and again, most folks will simply yawn and go on with their lives.
I agree. The flag in our front yard is raised at half-staff at my discretion....period.
It seems like our flag has been at half staff for the past 4 years .
Mast = Ships at sea
Staff = Land based flags
:)
I’ve been drawing cartoons since I was a kid. When Reagan took office in 1981, I drew a cartoon of him kicking Carter out of the White house with the caption “Get the hell out you a-hole”.
Just to show how times have changed, my High school teacher made copies of it and hanged them around the school. That was the first POTUS election I voted in BTW.
I’m going to have to do the same with Trump and Biden. I can’t believe it’s been 44 years.
Mast is for sea going vessels. Staff is for on the land.
I had my flag down for four years. On November 5th, I put it back up!
Great minds think alike!
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