Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Tuesday that all flags over the state capitol and state buildings across the Volunteer State will be flown at full staff on January 20 when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office as the nation’s 47th president.
“Flags over the State Capitol will be flown at full staff from 11 am CT on January 20 through sunrise January 21 in honor of President [Donald Trump]’s inauguration. Flags will later be returned to half-staff as TN continues to mourn the death of President Jimmy Carter,” Lee said.
Flags over the State Capitol will be flown at full staff from 11 am CT on January 20 through sunrise January 21 in honor of President @realDonaldTrump's inauguration.
Flags will later be returned to half-staff as TN continues to mourn the death of President Jimmy Carter. pic.twitter.com/I81pFZEo3C
— Gov. Bill Lee (@GovBillLee) January 14, 2025
The governor’s order for flags to be flown at full on January 20 comes as President Joe Biden previously issued a proclamation ordering all flags “at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions” to be flown at half-staff for thirty days to honor the passing of President Jimmy Carter.
Carter passed away at the age of 100 on December 29.
Flags in Tennessee will return to half-staff to honor the president’s proclamation and mourn the death of Carter beginning at sunrise on January 21 through January 29.
Lee’s order for flags in Tennessee to be flown at full staff on Trump’s inauguration day follows similar orders issued by the governors of states including Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
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.
The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 14, 2025
In addition, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) also announced Tuesday that all flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full staff on January 20 to “celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump.”
“The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter,” Johnson added.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Tennessee Capitol” by Andre Porter CC3.0.
