20, 2025, claiming on Truth Social (archived) that "Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my Inauguration." A little more than a week ...

There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day, when the ...

grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan/Getty The American flag above the White ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags ... first American prisoners of war released from Vietnam. The hiatus only lasted a day, and flags went back to half-staff ...

The flag flies at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter at the White House, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Carter, who was 100 years old, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/Manuel ...

The dispute stemmed from the practice of lowering flags to half-staff for 30 days following the death of any former president. US President ... a historic day in the calendar of our nation and ...