Kehoe orders flags to fly at full-staff for Trump’s inauguration
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an executive order on Wednesday that ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings and grounds to be flown at full-staff on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Flags around the nation have been flying at half-staff since President Joe Biden issued an order on Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29. Flags are typically flown at half-staff for 30 days for the deaths of former presidents.
“While Missouri continues to mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter and remembers his remarkable legacy of service to our nation by displaying our flags at half-staff, we will also celebrate the promise of a new chapter for our country and the opportunities that lie ahead,” Kehoe said in the release. “To commemorate the democratic transition of power, I have directed all flags to be raised to full-staff for the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”
A number of Republican governors, including Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff for Inauguration Day. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) also ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be flown at full staff on Monday.
