U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport has ordered the Capitol flags to be flown at full-staff during President-elect Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, suspending the mourning period of the late former President Jimmy Carter for one day. Johnson ...

American flags are back to full-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, breaking the U.S. flag code's guidelines for mourning the death of Jimmy Carter

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.

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

In the White House press release, the president ordered that flags be returned to half-staff in honor of the late President Carter.

One of President Trump's first moves after being inaugurated was to sign a slew of executive orders, including one mandating that flags be flown at full-staff at all future presidential inaugurations.

The new order makes it so flags must be flown at full-staff on federal property for all future presidential inaugurations.

At least 30 governors ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

At Gov. Andy Beshear's direction, flags in Kentucky will be raised to full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.