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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that Florida’s flags will fly at full employees on Jan. 21 for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, briefly reversing his order after Jimmy Carter’s demise.
President Joe Biden and DeSantis each ordered that flags have been to fly half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s passing, which meant that the flags can be lowered till sundown on Jan. 28.
Nonetheless, Trump expressed annoyance at that the flags can be lowered on the day of his inauguration, Jan. 20, saying that “no person desires to see this.”
In response to the president-elect’s complaints, Republican governors like Greg Abbot of Texas and Kay Ivey of Alabama introduced Monday they’d increase the flags on state buildings for Trump’s inauguration. DeSantis adopted go well with Tuesday, saying the flags can be lowered “on the Florida Capitol and throughout all state buildings, installations, and grounds.”
“On this distinctive event, the place we concurrently rejoice the service of an incoming president and commend the service of a former president, our nation’s flag might be prominently displayed at full-staff to honor the custom of our founding fathers and the sacrifices made by those that have served to make sure the torch of liberty continues to burn robust,” DeSantis stated.
The flags will return to half-staff on the next Tuesday, Jan. 21.
