SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has joined a growing list of leaders calling for American flags to be raised for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 20.
After the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29, 2024, United States flags were ordered to fly at half-staff for a 30-day mourning period, which is the longest period possible for flags to fly at half-staff and is reserved for the death of the sitting president or former presidents.
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Cox issued an order for both U.S. flags and Utah flags to be flown at full staff at state facilities on Jan. 20. Cox extended the invitation to private citizens, businesses, and organizations across Utah to “join in this tribute.”
“Flags will be returned to half-staff at sunset on the same day to honor the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter…” Gov. Cox’s office said in a press release Wednesday.
After Jan. 20, Cox ordered flags to remain at half-staff for the remainder of the mourning period for Carter, or until sunset on Jan. 28, 2025.
The Associated Press reported that flags had returned to flying full-staff at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, Jan. 13. Also on Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) ordered flags to fly at full-staff at state facilities for Inauguration Day.
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at full-staff on Jan. 20. On Jan. 14, the Republican governors for Alabama, Florida, Iowa, North Dakota, and Tennessee also ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day.
Trump has previously expressed negative feelings about the situation, saying “Democrats are all ‘giddy’” about flags being flown at half-staff for his inauguration.
The Associated Press and Addy Bink contributed to this report.
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