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PermalinkWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) 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 Trumps property 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 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a
Republican, directed that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days
from the date of Carters 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 Carters casket as it lay in state in the Capitol
Rotunda and also attended Carters state funeral service in Washington
last week.
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