The topic of flag etiquette has been a particularly notable one ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration.
Although the U.S. flag has been ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of the late Jimmy Carter, several state and federal leaders have intervened to ensure that they are flying high at least for Monday’s ceremony.
One governor has gone even further, as The Hill reported:
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he will fully raise the Make American Great Again (MAGA) flag at the governor’s mansion for President-elect Trump’s inauguration next week and invited Louisianans to do the same.
“Gone are the days of open borders. Gone are the days where Americans have to worry about gas and grocery prices while taxpayer dollars are shipped overseas,” Landry said in a Friday statement.
“Today, under President Trump, begins a renaissance in this Nation,” he added. “One where America and her people will always come first. In Louisiana, we think that is worthy of celebrating!”
Landry’s announcement comes as several GOP-led states will fly U.S. flags at full-staff for Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Flags in the Pelican State were slated to be kept up at half-staff in light of the New Orleans terrorist attackon New Year’s Day when an attacker plowed a rented pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more.
His announcement sparked a flurry of supportive responses:
Great move by Governor Landry, flying the MAGA flag high is a wonderful way to show support for our great President Trump.
This is what America is all about, freedom and patriotism, thanks for leading by example Governor.
Looking forward to seeing the flag waving proudly at the…
— Stop Socialist Tyranny (@endlibtyranny) January 17, 2025
This needs to go across the country
— Nonickname Steve (@NonicknameTX) January 17, 2025
Awesome! @GovernorKayIvey, what about Alabama?
— Sher_Bear 🇺🇸 (@SherryRSher) January 17, 2025
Monday is going to be a banger of a celebration! Can't wait to MAGA!
— That Immigration Guy (@brentknewcomb) January 17, 2025
As Fox News reported, Trump initially responded to the order to lower flags with a statement raising concerns about the optics:
“The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half-mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country, they only think about themselves.
“In any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half-mast. Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out.”
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom surprisingly joined a number of Republican governors in ordering flags raised to full-staff on Monday:
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