Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) has ordered the American flag to be flown by all in preparation for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20th.
In a press release Tuesday, Reynolds said revealed During President Trump's inauguration, flags at the Iowa State Capitol and state offices will be flown “from sunrise on January 20, 2025 until sunset on January 20, 2025.” Reynolds added that the state “celebrates and recognizes this historic shift” in American leadership.
“On Monday, President Donald J. Trump will officially be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States,” Reynolds said in a statement. “Iowa intends to celebrate and recognize this historic shift in our nation’s leadership by raising the flag.”
From sunrise on January 21, 2025, to sunset on January 28, 2025, the flag will once again be lowered to half-staff in memory of former President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., who passed away at the age of 100. End of December.
Reynolds' announcement was made by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) and florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) also announced that all flags in each state would be flown for President Trump's inauguration.
After Carter's death, President Joe Biden ordered Flags to be flown at half-mast for 30 days:
Accordingly, I, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, hereby honor and honor the memory of President James Earl Carter. , Jr., and as an expression of the national sorrow, I hereby direct that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff at the White House, all public buildings and grounds, and all military and naval bases. Applies to all naval vessels and property of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories for 30 days from the date of death. I also direct U.S. representatives abroad to make similar arrangements for the flying of flags at half-staff over their embassies, legations, consulates, and other facilities abroad during similar periods. All military installations, naval vessels and bases.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) also ordered According to the paper, the Capitol flag will be flown by all at President Trump's inauguration. new york post.
