For former President Jimmy Carter, this means flags will remain at half-staff until at least Jan. 28, covering both the presidential inauguration and the first week of Trump’s second term. U.S. flag code requires flags stay at half-staff for at least 30 days for the death of a current or former president.

President-elect Trump on Friday blasted Democrats as “giddy” that, at the time of his inauguration later this month, flags are set to be at half-mast to continue honoring the passing of former President Carter.

According to a proclamation signed by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, because Carter is a former president, flags are to remain at half-staff for 30 days from the day of Carter’s death.

"Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it," Trump said of the US flag flying at half-staff during his inauguration.

President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a perfect inauguration are being foiled by former President Jimmy Carter, who died last week at the age of 100. As is standard practice in memorializing dead former presidents,

President Joe Biden won’t rescind his flag directive honoring the late President Jimmy Carter despite criticism raised by President-elect Donald Trump on Friday. Biden quickly ordered flags on federal properties to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days after Carter died on Dec.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Asked about it as he walked into a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida,

President-elect Donald Trump announced he plans to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. Trump was a fierce critic of Carter and his administration on the campaign trail ahead of November’s election,