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On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced flags would fly at full-staff at the Capitol on the day of Trump’s inauguration and lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring Carter.
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Flags around the country are currently flown at half-staff in honor of Carter who died on December 29 last year at 100 years old.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Several Republican Governors have made statements over the past week, ordering flags at state buildings to be flown at full-staff on inauguration day in their respective states, then returned to half-staff the day after.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
The directive flies in the face of President Joe Biden’s order that American flags at federal government buildings be lowered to half-staff for 30 days to pay tribute to Carter, who died on Dec. 29.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Flags around the country are currently flown at half-staff in honor of Carter who died on December 29 last year at 100 years old.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Several Republican Governors have made statements over the past week, ordering flags at state buildings to be flown at full-staff on inauguration day in their respective states, then returned to half-staff the day after.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
The directive flies in the face of President Joe Biden’s order that American flags at federal government buildings be lowered to half-staff for 30 days to pay tribute to Carter, who died on Dec. 29.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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