LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo announced in a proclamation that he would raise all flags in Nevada to full-staff on Monday in honor of the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump.
Flags are currently at half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
Flags will be lowered to half-staff again after inauguration day to continue the period of mourning for Carter, according to the proclamation. View the full proclamation here.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags raised on inauguration day at the nation’s Capitol, and many governors followed suit. Before the decision to raise flags in Nevada, 21 other states indicated they would raise flags for Trump’s inauguration.
It’s not a strictly Republican-Democrat issue, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom — a Democrat — also ordered flags raised.
Trump’s inauguration on Monday also coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year.
