New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has ordered all flags in New York state to be risen from half-staff to full staff on Monday for President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Flags across the country are currently raised to half-staff to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, who passed away in his Plains, Georgia home at the age of 100 on Dec. 29.
Under federal flag code, when a former president dies all flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days out of the respect for the deceased.
Former President Biden issued a proclamation ordering U.S. flags to be displayed at half-staff as an “expression of public sorrow” at the White House, public buildings, military posts, naval stations and vessels in throughout the country and its territories for 30 days.
“Tomorrow, we are all Americans as we observe the centuries-old traditions of Inauguration Day,” Hochul told the New York Post, which first reported the news Sunday.
“Regardless of your political views, the American tradition of the peaceful transition of power is something to celebrate,” she added.