Abbott’s order, which extends to all flags at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings, comes after President\u00a0Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff<\/a>\u00a0for one month following former President\u00a0Jimmy Carter<\/a>‘s death on Dec. 29 \u2014 including on Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n \u201cTexas continues to mourn with our fellow Americans across the country over the passing of former President Jimmy Carter,” Abbott said in a press release on Monday, Jan. 13. “President Carter\u2019s steadfast leadership left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations to come, which together as a nation we honor by displaying flags at half-staff for 30 days.”<\/p>\n The Texas governor continued: “While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President and the bright future ahead for the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the\u00a0U.S. flag code<\/a>, American flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of a president or former president. Biden reaffirmed that he will not make an exception to President Carter’s month-long mourning period by raising the flags on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n Since Carter’s death, Trump has been vocal about his frustration that flags will be lowered for his inauguration, writing in a Jan. 3\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>\u00a0post that it was making Democrats “giddy.”<\/p>\n \u201cThey think it\u2019s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don\u2019t love our Country, they only think about themselves,” he wrote. “Look at what they\u2019ve done to our once GREAT America over the past four years – It\u2019s a total mess!”<\/p>\n Trump continued, \u201cIn any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast. Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let\u2019s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/iCfLOu95JNErsdxbFdohTNoQvQc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/greg-abbott-2000-629906a993c94298a34920262afee984.jpg\")
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