Next month, some on the left were about excited that Jimmy Carter’s moving happened when it did, with one store claiming Carter “got the last joke against Donald Trump. ” According to one communist internet shop, that meant that “Trump will have to discuss his political light in January 2025 with Carter. ”
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During that quarter, the poll results will be recognized with the counting of electoral votes by Congress, and it’s quite possible Trump’s standard triumph on January 6 may be overshadowed by at least one of Carter’s standard memorials. Beyond that, there will be one consistent and clear warning of Carter’s existence as Trump actually becomes president, and it has to do with one of his favourite picture backgrounds: the British flag.
This was obvious wishful thinking on the author’s piece. And, as it turns out, it did n’t work out as the artist hoped.
In a statement packed with historical significance, Trump used the authority that the Constitution granted to him to declare that “the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-staff ” on every Inauguration Day going forward, completely superseding Biden’s order that flags be flown at half-staff for Jimmy Carter.
The statement did n’t stop there because it underscored the profound reverence for our nation’s most valued images.
Consequently, I hereby order that the symbol of the United States may be flown at full-staff at the White House and upon all public houses and grounds, at all military posts and marine stations, and on all marine vessels of the Federal Government, in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions, for the majority of this day beginning quickly.
I also direct that, for the same period of time, the flag shall be flown at full-staff at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
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That’s right, Democrats — you thought there would be a symbolic overshadowing of Trump’s big day with flags flown at half-staff, but it just was n’t so. But this was hardly a slight on Carter.
After this day of full-staff recognition for Inauguration Day, Trump did n’t forget to pay respect where it was due. The flag will be lowered again in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.
Upon the end of this Inauguration Day, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be returned to half-staff as directed by Proclamation 10876 of December 29, 2024 ( Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr. ), in recognition of the memory of our former President, until the period of 30 days from the day of his death has concluded.
It’s a perfect example of how Trump can balance respect for tradition while also honoring a late president.
This moment — the declaration of a full-staff flag on Inauguration Day — is a sharp contrast to the petty games that Democrats, who often seem more interested in tearing down our national identity than uplifting it, play.
We all know there are established traditions for honoring late presidents, and Trump’s decision to return the flags to half-staff after Inauguration Day demonstrates that he understands and respects that. Still, it ’s satisfying to see that the new administration thoroughly dashed the left’s hopes of using Carter’s passing to cast a shadow over Inauguration Day.
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