Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has ordered flags to be raised on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, despite the 30-day mourning period for Jimmy Carter's death.
No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.
Though federal flag code dictates a 30-day mourning period after the death of a former president, not everyone is complying. Here's what we know.
At least 28 governors have now ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter , who died on Dec. 29. A large flag on Trump’s property in Palm Beach was initially lowered to half-staff according to protocol but has since been raised in the days after Carter was buried Thursday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and dignitaries.
Flags over the State Capitol and all state buildings will be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day before returning to half-staff to continue to mourn Jimmy Carter's death.
President Joe Biden appointed Jan. 9, as a day of mourning for Jimmy Carter for people to 'pay homage to the memory' of the former president.
The ceremonies will conclude in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried beside his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who passed away in 2023. Together, the Carters had long planned their modest resting place in Plains, where they began their lives together on a peanut farm.
Flags have been waving since the passing of President Carter, but some states have decided to make an exception for the upcoming inauguration day.
Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the US Capitol before his state funeral in Washington, DC, and burial in Georgia.
Flags at the Capitol will return to half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter's mourning period after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.