California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered that flags at the state Capitol temporarily fly at full-staff on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty/AP)
As of Thursday morning, Newsom is the only Democratic governor to issue the directive, which comes as Southern California is ravaged by catastrophic wildfires.
Similar decisions were recently made by Idaho Gov. Brad Little, North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott – all of whom are Republicans.
House Speaker Johnson also ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol fly at full-staff for Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
Trump has criticized the potential for flags to be displayed at half-staff for his inauguration following Carter's death.
President-elect Trump has criticized the possibility of the flag flying at half-staff during his inauguration on Jan. 20 despite it falling during the 30-day mourning period following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. (Donald Trump/Truth Social)
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Flags were flown at half-staff when former President Nixon was sworn-in for his second term in 1973 after Nixon ordered the flags to be lowered following the death of former President Truman.
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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