Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered all flags at the Texas Capitol and other state buildings be raised to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Flags across America are being flown at half-staff until Jan. 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29. In a news release, Abbott said Texas “continues to mourn” Carter’s death, but on Jan. 20, flags in Texas should be raised to full-staff.
“As we unite our country and usher in this new era of leadership, I ordered all flags to be raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings for the inauguration of President Trump,” Abbott said in a news release. “While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President and the bright future ahead for the United States of America.”
Earlier this month, Trump took to social media to complain about the flags being flown at half-staff on his inauguration.
“The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country, they only think about themselves.”
He continued, writing that “for the first time ever,” flags will be flown at half-staff during a presidential inauguration. However, in 1972, President Richard Nixon was sworn into office while flags were flown at half-staff in memoriam of President Harry Truman.
“Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it,” Trump wrote. “Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”