House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
The Republican leader's decision, which violates the long-standing tradition, means that President-elect Donald Trump will not take the oath of office for his second term under a half-staff flag, a prospect about which he had previously complained.
It mirrors actions taken in recent days by some Republican governors who have announced that flags in their states would be raised on Inauguration Day to mark Trump's second term.
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