Trump has allowed his inauguration to be held with flags lowered

US President-elect Donald Trump admitted on January 3 that his inauguration could be held with flags lowered.

"Because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the flag may be lowered for the first time at the inauguration. Nobody wants to see that, and no American can be happy about that. We'll see how it plays out," his post on Truth Social said.

Trump noted that members of the US Democratic Party "think it's great" because they don't love America and "think only of themselves".

Former US President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on December 30. Carter entered home hospice care in February 2023 in Plains, Georgia, after a series of brief hospitalizations.

Current U.S. President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 a day of mourning over the death of former President Carter. In addition, as a sign of national mourning, he ordered that US flags be lowered for 30 days. Departments and agencies of the state apparatus of the country will also not work on this day.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States (1977-1981) from the Democratic Party, became the first head of the White House to reach the age of 100 years. For his work as president and leader of the Carter Center, he received the Nobel Prize, the UN Human Rights Prize, and many other significant awards from countries, organizations, and world leaders. In addition, Carter and his wife Rosalynn were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President (1993-2001) Bill Clinton.