Speaker Johnson Orders Flags At U.S. Capitol To Fly At Full-Staff For Trump’s Inauguration

When President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance are sworn into office on Inauguration Day, flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced on Tuesday.

Flags at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., had been lowered to half-staff at the end of December for a 30-day mourning period after former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100.

“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson said in a statement. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.”

On X, Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) thanked Johnson, writing: “Inauguration Day should be a day of celebration – NOT a day when our nation’s flag is flown at half mast.”

Moran also noted that he is a “proud” co-sponsor of a bill from Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) that would mandate American flags fly at their “highest peak” on Inauguration Day.

The speaker’s move comes after governors in some states ordered flags to return to full-staff at their state capitols and state buildings for Inauguration Day.

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“Inauguration Day is a day of celebration for America,” Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott said in a post to X on Monday. “Today, I ordered flags raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol & state buildings for President Trump’s inauguration. While we honor President Carter’s service, we also celebrate an incoming President & our bright future.”

Among the others who did the same were Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey and North Dakota Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong.

The Associated Press reported that a large flag at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida was lowered to half-staff but had been raised to full height in recent days before the end of the 30-day mourning period for Carter.

Trump and other dignitaries traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to pay their respects to Carter, where the late president laid in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. His funeral was held in the National Cathedral.

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