Jason Carter says it didn’t bother him that U.S. flags were raised for President Donald Trump‘s inauguration after they were lowered in honor of his late grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter. Trump’s move to raise the flags was unusual and went against the customs honoring recently deceased former presidents.

U.S. flags are flying at full-staff over the White House and all public grounds by order of President Trump. He had complained that flags would be at [half-staff on his inauguration day](

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period

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

Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings. Probably the only reasonable response to such a speech.

President Donald Trump signed nearly 100 executive orders upon entering office — including one that would ensure the nation's flags fly high to mark his inauguration, despite them being lowered to honor the late former President Jimmy 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.