Hochul ordered the flag to be flown at Trump’s inauguration despite the current mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered Democratic Party flags to fly at full staff for Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as the nation mourns former President Jimmy Carter.
“Tomorrow, we are all Americans as we observe the centuries-old traditions of Inauguration Day,” Hochul said in a statement to the New York Post on Sunday.
“As a result, I am directing flags to fly at full staff throughout New York State on January 20th and return to half-staff on January 21st to honor the late President Carter,” she added. “Regardless of your political views, the American tradition of peaceful transition is something to be celebrated.”
The governor’s directive comes amid President Biden’s order to fly flags at half-staff on all government and public buildings and grounds across the country for a 30-day period of mourning following Carter’s death on Dec. 29, 2024, which includes his inauguration.
Yongin ordered the flag to be flown for Trump’s inauguration during the mourning period for Jimmy Carter’s death.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered all flags to fly at half-staff Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration amid a period of mourning following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Biden said the U.S. flag should be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, all military bases and naval bases, and in the District of Columbia and all federal government naval vessels. The United States and its territories and possessions.”
When a former president dies, it is customary to order a 30-day mourning period and fly the flag at half-staff.
Hochul joins a trio of Democratic governors – California Governor Gavin NewsomColorado Gov. Jared Polis and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson — ordered flags to fly at full staff before the end of the mourning period on Jan. 28 for Trump’s inauguration.
Washington Governor Jimmy Carter ordered flags at full staff despite the mourning period.
A 30-day mourning period will run until January 28 following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Photo via Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)
Many Republican governors In addition, 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, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
About 30 states will raise their flags at Trump’s inauguration on Monday, following an order by House Speaker Mike Johnson to raise the flag at the US Capitol.
Trump publicly floated the idea that flags might be flown at half-staff following Carter’s death.
President-elect Donald Trump previously said on Truth Social that Democrats are “favorite” about flying the flag at half-staff during his inauguration. (Evan Vucci/AP)
“They think it’s great, and the Democrats who are excited about it are all ‘good,'” Trump said at the Truth Social on January 3. In fact, they don’t love our country, they only care about themselves.
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“Look at what they’ve done to our once great America in the last four years – it’s a total mess! In any case, the flag may be at half-staff for the first anniversary of the death of President Jimmy Carter. Future president, be at half-staff,” he continued. No American can be happy about this. Let’s see how it works. Make America Great Again!”
In the year During former President Nixon’s second inauguration in 1973, flags were flown at half-staff after Nixon ordered the flags flown following the death of former President Truman.