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Virginia flags to be raised temporarily for inauguration of President-elect Trump

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry listen (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that flags in Virginia will be raised temporarily for the inauguration of incoming president Donald Trump.

“I hereby order that the flags shall be raised at 11am on Monday, January 20, 2025 and lowered at sunrise on Tuesday, January 21, 2025."

Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia

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Flags around the country have been flying at half-staff following the death of former president Jimmy Carter, as ordered by President Biden. It is tradition to fly flags at half-staff for a month after a president dies.

The flags will be raised for less than 24 hours, rising at 11 a.m. on Monday and lowering back to half-staff at sunrise on Tuesday. They will continue to remain half-staff until January 28.


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