The U.S. flags at American government buildings and embassies overseas are flying at half staff for a 30-day period following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29.
But eight Republican governors so far have ordered flags at full staff on Jan. 20, in honor of President Donald Trump’s inauguration that day. The flags would return to half staff on Tuesday until sunset on Jan. 28.
The governors who have ordered their flags to fly at full staff include: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
There are 27 Republican governors. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has been on an overseas mission to the United Arab Emirates. The fact that he has not directed the flag at full staff does not mean he won’t do it when he returns to Alaska.
As is customary, President Joe Biden ordered flags at half-staff “in honor and tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr., and as an expression of public sorrow, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions for a period of 30 days from the day of his death. I also direct that, for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half‑staff over their embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.”
OMG, These State funerals have gotten completely over the top out of hand, Trump and the republicans should pass a bill stopping all this nonsense, the money wasted at all these ridiculous things is disgusting, have the dam funeral and one day of honoring these people and move on for Christ sakes. None of these people should have this kinda over the top and exaggerated rememberance, in reality they are no better then anyone else as far as I’m concerned, it’s fake, and contrived , and it’s pure and complete nonsensical B.S. these former leaders and future leaders would be far better served stopping all these asinine displays hypocritical theatre, put them in the ground and move on, my god just the cost in transporting these guys bodies all over the dam country back and forth. In the capital viewings. State viewings etc. etc,, and all the other outlandish things is disgusting as hell, who really thinks this is honorable to anyone at all, i sure as hell don’t . Get a life people, It’s Time to end this stuff once and for all. it’s pathetic!
Perhaps your opinion would be more respected if you respected Our Lord’s name.
well said.
No. I am a Trump supporter but no. Flags should remain at half mast in honor of President Carter.
Most of us “Trump Supporters” disagree with your comment. and to be fair the majority should rule.
Yep. Say what you want about jimmy carter, but he was a great american, an even better human being that just happened to be president.
Carter may have been a good person, but his presidency was a disaster. He didn’t have just inflation, he succeeded in combining it with a stagnant economy creating stagflation. Iran took hostages, Castro emptied his prisons and sent them to Miami. History does repeat itself.
Yes it does. He did broker peace in the mideast via camp David. I wasn’t a fan of him, but I did like him building houses for poor people afterwards.
Yes, He was a great American who didn’t do anything about our hostages in Iran, We can’t forget he didn’t stand up for our troops stuck in Iran and our Embassy delegates during the Irainian crises during 1978-9. it took a year and a half before anything was done. Reagan was the one on his Inaugeration Day, the first thing he did after sworn in..was telling Iran “where the sun would shine”. He was wonderful Christian and I honor him in that..I was living over in Germany during that time and saw stuff, I don’t think was known in the U.S.
He did attempt a rescue, but the stupid sandstorm caused failures… probably the wrong mission parameters caused a failure, but at least he did try to do something.
Carter and Biden are competing for worst president ever.
Jimmah was a disaster for this country, a disgrace to the office.
Governor: order the flags to full staff for the day on the 20th.
Flying flags half staff should be an extremely rare occurrence. Never for a person.
He’s already been planted. Time for the flag to go back up!!
There you go. It seems reasonable to maintain flags half mast until the deceased is laid to rest. Beyond that seems admittedly ridiculous.
Just emailed Governor Dunleavy to request he join other Republican governors and raise the flag on Inauguration Day. President Trump deserves to be shown this respect and honor for his 2024 landslide 312 EC votes and popular vote win. Jimmy Carter can have the other 29 days. As a side note read Daniel Greenfield’s column “Jimmy Carter Was Never A Good Man.”
There is a Federal flag code which encompasses both these occasions(Inauguration and presidential death) and it’s a rare ocurrence they are happening simultaneously.
Biden created an executive order requiring all flags to stay at half-staff but it was redundant since the code already provides for this. It would seem to be a jab at incoming President Trump.
I’d like to see Alaska fly it at full-staff for the inauguration then return to half-staff. Of course, once President Trump is sworn in he can do whatever he wishes!
And will, unfortunately.
“Whatever”?
I agree amount the amount of time to fly the flag full-staff.
I’d like to see all US flags raised HIGHER in remembrance of the death of ‘Mr. Malaise’, the incompetent and proto-globalist Peanut Farmer.
Sure seems like there’s a million other things that need to be dealt with then to spend weeks indulged in the passing of anyone most people didn’t even know , although i will say Carter was a horrible leader, he did do more after his presidency then nearly all who followed him to make a real difference . That being said millions of average people do the same thing every day and don’t require that kind of send off and endless media on going drama about it. The Point is , These politicians shouldn’t be raised to Iconic levels every time one passes, even the great leaders. They spend far too much time and money on the nonsense. It’s kinda laughable how they praise all these guys when they pass, unless of course if your a Republican then they dredge up decades of half truths or lies about them. The taxpayers pay for basicly all this extended ongoing theatre, when they should be solving real current problems!
Too bad We will do it anyway And they should stay up
Well said.
While we’re honoring Trump’s inauguration day, along with Carter, let’s also NOT forget Jan 20th is the day we remember it’s MLK day also.
Hahahahahahhahaha.
This is ridiculous! Congress needs to change this silly tradition. One day for any President is enough. Jimmy Carter may have been a good human being, but as a President he was an abject failure – perhaps only surpassed by Soggy Bottom Biden. It is adolescent to be arguing about these silly traditions while the World burns.
With next weeks change in command do you think this means we will return to seeing all those trucks driving throughout Alaska with those flags printed with “F… Donald Trump and F… anyone who voted for him?” I got sick of seeing them after 2016 election. Grow up liberals, that was embarrassing!
One thing you can always count on Trump. It is for him to run its mouth. Since he’s been swinging his big stick around lately, and today he mentioned ww3, gold shot up to over $2740. Thataboy trump… keep at it.
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Half staff for a limp d*ck president. Full staff for Trump.
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