Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will quickly elevate the American Flag on the state Capitol to full peak on Inauguration Day subsequent week, becoming a member of a handful of GOP governors and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson within the resolution.
Newsom’s press workplace confirmed the choice to Fox News Digital on Wednesday evening.
Following custom, flags on the U.S. Capitol and state buildings throughout the nation are flying at half-staff due to the loss of life of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29, 2024.
Flags quickly raised to full peak will return to half-staff on Jan. 21 for the rest of the 30-day mourning interval, which ends on Jan. 28 – eight days after President-elect Donald Trump might be sworn into workplace.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered that flags on the state Capitol quickly fly at full-staff on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty/AP)
As of Thursday morning, Newsom is the one Democratic governor to difficulty the directive, which comes as Southern California is ravaged by catastrophic wildfires.
Similar choices have been not too long ago made by 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 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott – all of whom are Republicans.
House Speaker Johnson additionally ordered that flags on the U.S. Capitol fly at full-staff for Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Trump has criticized the potential for flags to be displayed at half-staff for his inauguration following Carter’s loss of life.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson additionally ordered that the flag on the U.S. Capitol quickly fly at full-staff for Trump’s inauguration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
“The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag probably being at ‘half mast’ throughout my Inauguration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Jan. 3. “They assume it’s so nice, and are so completely satisfied about it as a result of, in truth, they do not love our Country, they solely take into consideration themselves.”
“Look at what they’ve performed to our as soon as GREAT America over the previous 4 years – It’s a complete mess! In any occasion, due to the loss of life of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag might, for the primary time ever throughout an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast,” he continued. “Nobody desires to see this, and no American may be completely satisfied about it. Let’s see the way it performs out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
President-elect Trump has criticized the opportunity of the flag flying at half-staff throughout his inauguration on Jan. 20 regardless of it falling through the 30-day mourning interval following the loss of life of former President Jimmy Carter. (Donald Trump/Truth Social)
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Flags have been flown at half-staff when former President Nixon was sworn-in for his second time period in 1973 after Nixon ordered the flags to be lowered following the death of former President Truman.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
