Governor Henry McMaster signed an executive order that would direct flags over the State Capitol and state buildings to fly at full-staff from sunrise until sunset on Jan. 20 in honor of President-elect Trump's inauguration.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Johnson announced in a January 14 post on X, formerly Twitter, that American flags at the Capitol will fly full-staff for Trump's inauguration. Under federal law, the House speake

"Our nation's flag will be prominently displayed at full-staff to honor the tradition of our founding fathers," he said in a memo.

After the death of a former president, federal flag code dictates that flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days. After Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff for the standard period.