Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected for the Florida Panhandle. Alabama Gov. K
"Our nation's flag will be prominently displayed at full-staff to honor the tradition of our founding fathers," he said in a memo.
There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.
DeSantis' order follows Alabama and Texas where the governors of those states also called for flags to fly full-staff on Inauguration Day.
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that Florida's flags will fly at full staff on Jan. 21 for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, temporarily reversing his order after Jimmy Carter's death.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Winter Haven. He is joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director Dave Kerner,
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday ordered U.S. and state flags across Florida to be flown at full-staff on inauguration day Monday, becoming the latest Republican-led state to do so.
Billionaires, foreign leaders, Cabinet picks, governors and lawmakers have converged on the president-elect’s Palm Beach estate.
Several Republican Governors have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff, despite President Biden’s former directive.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined a trio of Democrat governors and a slew of Republican governors in ordering flags to fly at full-staff for the inauguration of President-elect Trump.
At least one Massachusetts municipality will defy the governor’s order and tradition on Monday in raising their flags to full-staff to honor the inauguration of the 47th U.S. President. Flags are currently lowered in accordance with tradition following the death of former President Jimmy Carter in late December.
GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30-day mourning period