Trump resumes flying the American flag at full height before the end of the 30-day mourning period for Carter

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – U.S. flags with the President-elect Donald Trump private club Mar-a-Lago return to flying at full altitude.

As a sign of respect for the former president, flags are to be lowered to half-mast by the end of January Jimmy Carterwho died on December 29. The large flag at Trump’s Palm Beach estate was initially flown at half-mast as per protocol, but has since been raised in the days after Carter was arrested. buried on Thursday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

Both President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, have ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff for 30 days after Carter’s death – or until Jan. 28.

Trump expressed irritation that on January 20, when he will take the oath for a second term, flags will be lowered to half-mast. During the presidential campaign, the Republican repeatedly criticized Democrat Carter, but in a statement after his death at the age of 100, he praised the 39th president.

On Monday, a Trump spokesman did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

Separately on Monday, the Republican governor of Texas. Greg Abbott ordered flags to be flown at all state buildings in full force on inauguration day.

“While we honor the former president’s service, we must also celebrate the new president’s service and the bright future ahead for the United States of America,” Abbott said in a statement.

Trump paid tribute to Carter’s casket on display in the Capitol Rotunda and also attended Carter’s state funeral in Washington last week.