Washington governor orders flags at full-staff for Trump inauguration despite mourning period for Jimmy Carter

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, has ordered flags to alert astatine full-staff connected Monday for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

"I hereby nonstop that Washington State and United States flags astatine each authorities bureau facilities beryllium raised to full-staff connected Monday, January 20, 2025, successful grant of Inauguration Day," Ferguson said.

This, contempt the authoritative bid by President Biden aft the death of erstwhile President Jimmy Carter connected Dec. 29 that flags astatine each authorities and nationalist buildings and grounds crossed the state alert astatine half-staff for a 30-day mourning period, which conscionable happens to see Inauguration Day.

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

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Newly-elected politician Bob Ferguson gives his triumph code astatine the Washington State Democrats Election Night Watch Party astatine the Seattle Convention Center connected November 5, 2024 successful Seattle, Washington. (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."

Flags volition instrumentality to half-staff successful Washington authorities connected Tuesday to proceed the mourning play for Carter.

"Flags should instrumentality to half-staff astatine sunrise connected Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and should stay astatine half-staff until the adjacent of concern oregon sunset connected Wednesday, January 29, 2025, successful continuance of honoring erstwhile President Jimmy Carter for 30 days pursuing his death," Ferguson said.

DESANTIS ORDERS FLAGS AT FULL-STAFF FOR TRUMP'S INAUGURATION DESPITE 30-DAY MOURNING PERIOD FOR JIMMY CARTER

Former President Jimmy Carter.  (Photo via Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)

Ferguson joins California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis arsenic the Democrats who person breached contented and ordered flags to beryllium raised for Trump's inauguration earlier the mourning play ends Jan. 28.

The orders from the Democratic governors travel several Republicans who person 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 and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

House Speaker Mike Johnson besides ordered flags astatine the U.S. Capitol to beryllium flown astatine full-staff connected Inauguration Day.

Trump has criticized the anticipation of flags being displayed astatine half-staff for his inauguration pursuing Carter's death.

Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives astatine an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, successful West Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)

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"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."

"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.