Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full-staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has sparked both praise and criticism on social media.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags be flown at full-staff for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump. This comes after President Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be lowered for 30 days following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec.
Gov. Greg Abbott disrespects Jimmy Carter with order to raise flags
A reader is appalled that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags flown fully raised for Donald Trump's inauguration day, neglecting honor for Jimmy Carter.
Texas governor orders flags, at half-staff for Jimmy Carter, to full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas continues to mourn Carter’s death but noted the federal flag code gives special importance to flying the flag on Inauguration Day.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbot has ordered American ... 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 ...
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Before Glenn Robinson, former CEO of Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest in Waco, was working in healthcare, Robinson was a 21-year-old reporter and radio news director in Americus, GA., just 14 miles from Carter’s hometown of Plains.
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