Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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. “The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. He is fuming that flags will be flying at half-staff to honor the late Jimmy Carter during his inauguration 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. open image in gallery American flags, backdropped by the U.S. Capitol, fly at half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, in Washington, DC After Carter’s passing, Biden announced that flags would be flown at half-staff at the White House and all public buildings, military posts, and government naval vessels across the country for 30 days.