Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, has actually bought flags to fly at full-staff on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
” I thus direct that Washington State and United States flags at all state firm centers be raised to full-staff on Monday, January 20, 2025, in honor of Inauguration Day,” Ferguson stated.
This, regardless of the main order by President Biden after the death of previous President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29 that flags at all federal government and public structures and premises throughout the nation fly at half-staff for a 30-day grieving duration, which simply takes place to consist of Inauguration Day.
It is a custom when a previous president passes away to purchase a 30-day grieving duration and order flags at half-staff.
GOV. NEWSOM SIGNS UP WITH HANDFUL OF GOP GOVERNORS RAISING FLAGS TO FULL HEIGHT FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION
Newly-elected guv Bob Ferguson provides his triumph speech at the Washington State Democrats Election Night Watch Celebration at the Seattle Convention Center on November 5, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. ( Getty Images)
Biden stated the U.S. flag “must be shown at half-staff at the White Home and on all public structures and premises, at all military posts and marine stations, and on all marine vessels of the Federal Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and ownerships.”
Flags will go back to half-staff in Washington state on Tuesday to continue the grieving duration for Carter.
” Flags must go back to half-staff at daybreak on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and must stay at half-staff up until the close of service or sundown on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, in continuation of honoring previous President Jimmy Carter for thirty days following his death,” Ferguson stated.
DESANTIS ORDERS FLAGS AT FULL-STAFF FOR TRUMP’S INAUGURATION REGARDLESS OF 30-DAY GRIEVING DURATION FOR JIMMY CARTER

Former President Jimmy Carter. ( Image by means of Emma Woodhead/Fox Digital)
Ferguson signs up with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis as the Democrats who have actually broken custom and bought flags to be raised for Trump’s inauguration before the grieving duration ends Jan. 28.
The orders from the Democratic guvs follow a number of Republican politicians who have actually directed flags to be raised on Monday, consisting of Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Costs Lee, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson likewise bought flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day.
Trump has actually slammed the possibility of flags being shown at half-staff for his inauguration following Carter’s death.

Republican governmental candidate previous President Donald Trump gets to an election night watch celebration at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. ( Evan Vucci/AP)
” The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our splendid American Flag possibly being at ‘half mast’ throughout my Inauguration,” Trump composed on Fact Social on Jan. 3. “They believe it’s so fantastic, and are so delighted about it because, in reality, they do not enjoy our Nation, they just think of themselves.”
” Take a look at what they have actually done to our as soon as fantastic America over the previous 4 years – It’s an overall mess! In any occasion, due to the fact that of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the very first time ever throughout an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast,” he continued. “No one wishes to see this, and no American can be delighted about it. Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA FANTASTIC ONCE AGAIN!”
Flags were flown at half-staff when previous President Nixon was sworn-in for his 2nd term in 1973 after Nixon bought the flags to be reduced following the death of previous President Truman.
Source: Fox News.