Despite a former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day—an official sign of grieving former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec.

Eight states have ordered flags raised for Inauguration Day, even though it is customary to keep them lowered for 30 days after a president's death

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.