Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on X today that he has ordered the flags on public buildings to go to full staff on Monday in honor of Inauguration Day. They are at half staff during a month of national mourning after the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100.
“America’s Constitution forever changed history by establishing enshrining the process for the peaceful transition of power in our nation’s founding document. Inauguration Day is the Constitution in action and is one of the most important events in our Republic. It is the antidote to tyranny and should be celebrated accordingly,” he said.
Flags will return to half-staff at sunrise on Jan. 21, “in continuance of honoring the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter through the remaining national period of mourning,” he said in a statement.
At least eight other governors have also ordered flags to fly at full staff in honor of Donald Trump’s inauguration. More are expected to do the same on Monday. No Democrat governors have yet ordered flags at full staff for Donald Trump’s special day.
