Associated Press
U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height.
Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29. A large flag on Trump’s property in Palm Beach was initially lowered to half-staff according to protocol but has since been raised in the days after Carter was buried Thursday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
Both President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, directed that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days from the date of Carter’s death — or through Jan. 28.
Trump has expressed annoyance that flags will be at half-staff on Jan. 20 when he takes the oath of office for his second term. During the presidential campaign, the Republican repeatedly criticized Carter, a Democrat, but offered praise for the 39th President in a statement after his death at the age of 100.
A spokesperson for Trump on Monday did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Separately on Monday, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that flags at all state buildings be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day.
“While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President and the bright future ahead for the United States of America,” Abbott said in a statement.
Trump paid respects at Carter’s casket as it lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda and also attended Carter’s state funeral service in Washington last week.
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Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
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Altha Proggies
January 13, 2025 at 3:30 pm
The AP has somebody lurking in a boat to see how high the flag is flying at Mar a Lago. What’s next, checking the wash hanging on the line? The AP is descending into paparazzi mode. To thing at one time I made stringer money from them. Good riddance.
MarvinM
January 13, 2025 at 4:53 pm
I guess you don’t realized that the flag is on the front lawn, which fronts a major North-South public thoroughfare. Many hundreds of people drive by it daily, maybe thousands.
No one has to “lurk in a boat” to get a photo of it.
His privacy is not being invaded here. In fact, it’s clear he wants everyone to know what he did.
Seriously trying to figure out what your outrage is about here.
Doesn’t seem to bother you a bit he’s going against norms, traditions and simple respect by doing this.
Skeptic
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Don’t think they need to check the wash hanging on the line to know that there is dirty laundry. But they do sell papers exposing it.
TJC
January 14, 2025 at 11:37 am
Criticizing the AP doesn’t change the fact: Donald Trump is a tiny little man. His Shitshow 2 is already playing, and this blatant disrespect for President Carter is part of the opening credits.
ScienceBLVR
January 13, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Petty and classless move by the reigning king of vulgarity.
And shame on Abbott, too. Is there no level too low to bend to kiss the ring? Guess not…
George
January 13, 2025 at 4:47 pm
Surprised the Russian flag isn’t flying yet.
Margaret Moores
January 13, 2025 at 7:04 pm
Trump is being such a baby about the half staff issue . Even when I was nine years old, and President Kennedy was killed, I understood the need to honour a fallen leader this way! What’s the beef?
Cindy
January 14, 2025 at 10:24 am
Donald wants the mighty sword ⚔️ of america
SuzyQ
January 15, 2025 at 6:55 am
The history of the failed Presidency of Jimmy Carter — inflation so high historians coined it “stagflation”, high interest rates, 53 Americans held hostage in Iran and his failed rescue mission that made the U.S. the laughingstock of the world, giving away the American-made Panama Canal to Panama after approx. 40,000 Americans had died building it, etc., etc. His one bright spot of his Presidency was when he lost re-election in one of history’s greatest electoral landslides. Why are leftwing activists so delusional and misinformed about history and basic civics — products of government indoctrination facilitated by leftwing public schools.
Tjb
January 16, 2025 at 11:39 am
40,000 American did not die, there were 5609 deaths. Most of these deaths were folks from the Caribbean. I guess your right wing schools encourage lying and not having compassion.
Mary Ann Riccardo
January 18, 2025 at 8:22 am
The pettiness of Trump shows every time he speaks
MAGA is Anti United States. If you’re not MAGA
you re an enemy of the state.lets get back to reality
gullibles 🇺🇸
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