White House didn't change decision on lowered flags because of Trump's inauguration

The White House has no plans to reconsider its decision to lower flags in memory of former US President Jimmy Carter for the January 20 inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. This was announced by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on January 3.

At a regular briefing, she was asked if there was any chance that incumbent President Joe Biden would change his mind. Jean-Pierre answered no.

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The ceremony will be held at the Congressional Building on Capitol Hill

Earlier in the day, Trump allowed that his inauguration could take place with flags lowered. 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, 2024. He entered home hospice care in February 2023 in Plains, Georgia, after a series of brief hospitalizations.

Current U.S. President Joe Biden declared January 9 a day of mourning due to the death of former President Carter. In addition, he ordered US flags to be lowered for 30 days as a sign of national mourning. 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.