A number of different governors may even increase flags on Jan. 20.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be a part of some Republican governors and the GOP Home speaker in elevating U.S. flags to their full top on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, based on a spokesperson.
Izzy Gardon, the spokesperson for Newsom, stated in a press release on Wednesday that Newsom would quickly direct the flags to be raised to their full top on the state Capitol constructing in Sacramento on Jan. 20.
Flags on the U.S. Capitol in Washington and plenty of statehouses round america have been lowered to half-staff as a consequence of former President Jimmy Carter’s loss of life in addition to to honor victims who have been killed in a terrorist assault in New Orleans on New 12 months’s Day.
After Carter’s loss of life late final month, President Joe Biden directed federal buildings to decrease the flags to half-staff for 30 days. In a number of social media posts, Trump stated that he would favor the flags to be full to their regular top on Inauguration Day.
Except for Newsom, a Democrat, a number of GOP governors have stated they’d fly flags to their full top however would re-lower them in honor of Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100.
They embody Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Invoice Lee, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Earlier this month, the president-elect wrote on his Reality Social platform that Democrats have been “giddy” concerning “our magnificent American Flag probably being at ‘half mast’” throughout his inauguration.
“They suppose it’s so nice, and are so completely happy about it as a result of, truly, they don’t love our Nation,” he stated. “No one desires to see this, and no American may be completely happy about it.”
Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) introduced on Tuesday that flags will fly full-staff on the U.S. Capitol for Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, with the flags being lowered again to half-staff after the occasion.
The Epoch Occasions contacted Newsom’s workplace for added touch upon Thursday.
Earlier this month, Newsom and Trump sparred over the Newsom administration’s response to the devastating wildfires which have scorched 1000’s of acres throughout Los Angeles County and Southern California in current days. Greater than two dozen individuals have been confirmed useless because of the fires, whereas a few dozen extra are nonetheless lacking.
The president-elect stated California has been derelict in the way it manages its forests and water sources.
Individually within the submit, Trump stated California officers had sought to guard the smelt fish “by giving it much less water,” which “didn’t work,” he famous.
“Be a part of me and others in thanking the heroic firefighters and first responders who’re placing their lives on the road,” he stated.
Newsom will possible must depend on federal help from the Trump administration to take care of the aftermath of the fires.
The Related Press contributed to this report.