Don’t mess with Texas…
Lone Star Governor Greg Abbott has announced that American flags will fly at full staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — bucking Biden’s order to lower flags to half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter’s passing.
Abbott shared the news on X.
“Inauguration Day is a day of celebration for America. Today, I ordered flags raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol & state buildings for President Trump’s inauguration. While we honor President Carter’s service, we also celebrate an incoming President & our bright future,” Abbott posted.
“Texas continues to mourn with our fellow Americans across the country over the passing of former President Jimmy Carter,” Abbott’s statement said. “While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President and the bright future ahead for the United States of America.”
Inauguration Day is a day of celebration for America.
Today, I ordered flags raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol & state buildings for President Trump’s inauguration.
While we honor President Carter’s service, we also celebrate an incoming President & our bright future. pic.twitter.com/eEqsVMKUCl
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 13, 2025
Abbott’s decision comes after Trump blasted Biden’s order in a TRUTH Social post earlier this month.
“The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” the incoming president wrote on TRUTH. “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.”
He added: “Look at what they’ve done to our once GREAT America over the past four years – It’s a total mess! 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!”