Speaker Johnson Orders Capitol US Flags to Full-Staff on Inauguration Day

The flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 29, the day of former President Jimmy Carter’s death, and will be returned to that status on Jan. 21, Johnson said.

A U.S. flag flies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 13, 2024. Lei Chen/NTD

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that flags at the U.S. Capitol will be returned to full-staff for Inauguration Day and then to half-staff the next day to continue honoring former President Jimmy Carter’s recent passing.

“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson wrote in a post on X.