Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport makes change in flag order for Trump inauguration
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson orders flags to be raised, despite official mourning period for Jimmy Carter
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson granted President-elect Trump's request to suspend a 30-day mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter in order to fly flags at full staff during the inauguration.
Mike Johnson orders flags at full-staff for Trump inauguration despite Jimmy Carter mourning period
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) ordered that U.S. flags be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, issuing a brief pause to President Joe Biden’s order to display flags at half-staff in commemoration of the late President Jimmy Carter.
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Mike Johnson Fixes Flags for Daddy
On Monday, Donald Trump will unfortunately be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. In what was set to be a perfect metaphor, Capitol flags were going to be flying at half-staff on Inauguration Day after the death of President Jimmy Carter. But Donnie got very mad about that fact, so his little lackey sprang into action.
Mike Johnson orders flags at the Capitol to be at full staff for Trump inauguration
The House speaker announced that the flags on the Hill will be raised for Trump’s inauguration and lowered the following day to honor the death of Jimmy Carter.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says flags will be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration
Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the Capitol's flags, which are at half-staff due to the death of Jimmy Carter, be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
American Flags Raised to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period
House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period
House Speaker Johnson orders flags to be raised, despite mourning period for Jimmy Carter
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson granted President-elect Trump's request to suspend a 30-day mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter in order to fly flags at full staff during the inauguration.
American Flag Sitting Atop of the White House Lowered to Half-Staff Following Trump's Inauguration
According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president
Fact Check: Flags Will Be at Full Height — Not Half-Staff — During Trump's Inauguration
Initially, flags were set to be half-staff at the Capitol on Inauguration Day due to the timing of former President Jimmy Carter's death.
The Controversy Over the Flags at Trump's Inauguration, Explained
Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags to be raised temporarily, despite tradition dictating that flags should be at half-staff to mourn a former president.
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Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day. Johnson's announcement pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order issued last