Trump Reportedly Complained About Flag Being Half-Staff at Inauguration — Here's What He Said
In early January 2025, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reportedly complained about the American flag being flown at half-staff on the day of his second presidential inauguration. Flags were lowered in December 2024 to honor late former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024.
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Flags will be half-staff on Inauguration Day. Selfish Trump can't stand it. | Opinion
Donald Trump is furious that the flag will be at half-staff when he is inaugurated. The nerve of that Jimmy Carter, to die just before Trump's return.
Why are flags still at half-staff, and why Trump says ‘nobody wants to see this’
Flags are flying at half-staff in honor of late former president Jimmy Carter, which Trump believes will be a distraction during his inauguration.
The View blasts Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ about inauguration flags at half-staff
The View co-hosts tore into President-elect Donald Trump‘s criticism of American flags flying at half-staff during his inauguration in memory of the late former President Jimmy Carter. In a post to Truth Social on Friday,
Donald Trump fumes over flag flying at half-staff to honor Jimmy Carter during inauguration
"Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it," Trump said of the US flag flying at half-staff during his inauguration.
Trump complains that flags will be half-staff to honor Jimmy Carter on Inauguration Day
Under President Joe Biden’s proclamation, flags will be at half-staff until a week after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Since ordering the flags lowered is a proclamation that a sitting president makes, Trump won’t be able to do anything about it until after he is inaugurated.
Donald Trump Upset Flags Will Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Jimmy Carter During His Inauguration: 'Nobody Wants to See This'
Donald Trump is upset that U.S. flags will fly at half-staff at his inauguration on Jan. 20, a gesture that honors late former President Jimmy Carter. He wrote in a post on Truth Social that 'nobody wants to see this' and made the untrue claim that it will be the first time this has ever happened.
'Nobody wants to see this:' Trump posts about flags being at half-staff during his inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump slammed Democrats he said were "giddy" over US flags being at half-staff during his inauguration for Jimmy Carter.
Trump Says Half-mast Flags At His Inauguration Make Americans Unhappy
Donald Trump said Friday "no American can be happy" that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat optics.
Trump Supposedly Complained About Flag Being Half-Staff at Inauguration. Here Is What He Said
Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, and U.S. flags on public buildings will fly at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter until Jan. 28.
Why Are Flags at Half-Staff Across the US Today?
A flag flies at half-staff on the U.S. Capitol on January 2. Flags across the United States are flying at half-staff to honor the late President Jimmy Carter. A flag flies at half
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Stephen Colbert Turns Donald Trump’s Flags Rant Into Hilarious Burn
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