WASHINGTON ― Following a request from President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson has decided to temporarily lift the 30-day mourning period for the late President Jimmy Carter. This will permit the flags at the U.S. Capitol to be displayed at full staff during Trump’s inauguration next week.

Johnson made this announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday, just days before Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 47th president outside the Capitol this coming Monday.

“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will be at full-staff to celebrate our nation uniting for the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson stated. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day in continued tribute to President Jimmy Carter.”

Since December 29, U.S. flags have been flown at half-staff across all federal properties, including the Capitol. This action follows President Joe Biden’s directive to honor Carter’s memory for a duration of 30 days—a standard practice since 1954 after a president’s passing.

Trump, who was present at Carter’s funeral service in Washington last week, has expressed his discontent about the flag protocol overlapping with his inauguration.

In a recent social media update, Trump criticized Democrats for appearing “giddy” at the thought of flags being at half-staff during his oath of office. “Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out,” Trump mentioned in a post on Truth Social dated January 3.

The White House has indicated that Biden will not change the flag order.

At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and private club in South Florida, American flags were again observed flying at half-staff on Tuesday, just a day after The Associated Press reported that one had been raised to its full height.

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