New York Gov. Hochul orders flags to be raised for Trump's inauguration amid mourning period for Jimmy Carter

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has ordered flags successful the authorities to alert astatine full-staff connected Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump arsenic the federation remains successful a mourning play to grant erstwhile President Jimmy Carter.

"Tomorrow, we are each Americans arsenic we observe the centuries-old traditions of Inauguration Day," Hochul said successful a connection to the New York Post connected Sunday.

"For that reason, I americium directing flags to alert astatine afloat unit passim the State of New York connected January 20 and instrumentality to fractional unit to grant the precocious President Carter connected January 21," she added. "Regardless of your governmental views, the American contented of the peaceful modulation of powerfulness is thing to celebrate."

The governor's directive comes during President Biden's bid that flags astatine each authorities and nationalist buildings and grounds crossed the state alert astatine half-staff for a 30-day mourning play pursuing Carter's death connected Dec. 29, 2024, which happens to see Inauguration Day.

YOUNGKIN ORDERS FLAGS TO BE RAISED FOR TRUMP'S INAUGURATION AMID MOURNING PERIOD FOR JIMMY CARTER'S DEATH

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered flags to alert astatine full-staff connected Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump amid the mourning play pursuing the decease of erstwhile President Jimmy Carter. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Biden said the U.S. emblem "should beryllium displayed astatine half-staff astatine the White House and connected each nationalist buildings and grounds, astatine each subject posts and naval stations, and connected each naval vessels of the Federal Government successful the District of Columbia and passim the United States and its Territories and possessions."

It is simply a contented erstwhile a erstwhile president dies to bid a 30-day mourning play and for flags to beryllium displayed astatine half-staff.

Hochul joins a trio of Democratic governors — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson — successful ordering flags to alert astatine full-staff for Trump's inauguration earlier the mourning play ends connected Jan. 28.

WASHINGTON GOVERNOR ORDERS FLAGS AT FULL-STAFF FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION DESPITE MOURNING PERIOD FOR JIMMY CARTER

A 30-day mourning play is progressive until Jan. 28 pursuing the decease of erstwhile President Jimmy Carter. (Photo via Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)

Several Republican governors person besides directed flags to beryllium raised connected Monday, including Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Nearly 30 states volition rise their flags connected Monday for Trump's inauguration, arsenic volition flags astatine the U.S. Capitol pursuing an bid from House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Trump had publically taken contented with the thought that flags could beryllium displayed astatine half-staff for his inauguration pursuing Carter's death.

President-elect Donald Trump antecedently said connected Truth Social that Democrats were "giddy" that flags would beryllium flying astatine half-staff during his inauguration.  (Evan Vucci/AP)

"The Democrats are each 'giddy' astir our magnificent American Flag perchance being astatine 'half mast' during my Inauguration," Trump wrote connected Truth Social connected Jan. 3. "They deliberation it’s truthful great, and are truthful blessed astir it because, successful actuality, they don't emotion our Country, they lone deliberation astir themselves."

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"Look astatine what they’ve done to our erstwhile GREAT America implicit the past 4 years - It’s a full mess! In immoderate event, due to the fact that of the decease of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the archetypal clip ever during an Inauguration of a aboriginal President, beryllium astatine fractional mast," helium continued. "Nobody wants to spot this, and nary American tin beryllium blessed astir it. Let’s spot however it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Flags were flown astatine half-staff erstwhile erstwhile President Nixon was sworn-in for his 2nd word successful 1973 aft Nixon ordered the flags to beryllium lowered pursuing the decease of erstwhile President Truman.