Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration
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‘They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country, they only think about themselves,’ Trump complained. President-elect Donald Trump claimed that Democrats are “giddy” about flags being flown at half-staff in a sign of mourning and respect to honor the late Jimmy Carter during his inauguration.
![[American flags, backdropped by the U.S. Capitol, fly at half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, in Washington, DC]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/30/18/11799240.jpg)
President Joe Biden ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor the late president, who died Sunday at age 100. Trump has tried to politicize the gesture, since the flags will still be lowered during his second inauguration on January 20. The 78-year-old Republican acknowledged that the flags were lowered in honor of Carter, but claimed “nobody wants to see this.”.
He wrote: “In any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast. Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”.
Trump’s inauguration is on track to break contribution records, with the inaugural committee projected to raise more than $150 million as billionaires and companies making seven-figure donations. “President Carter was a man of character, courage, and compassion, whose lifetime of service defined him as one of the most influential statesmen in our history,” Biden said in his proclamation. “He embodied the very best of America: A humble servant of God and the people. A heroic champion of global peace and human rights, and an honorable leader whose moral clarity and hopeful vision lifted our Nation and changed our world.”.
