A faithful reader sent me two photos today of the flags at
Palmetto Bay’s Village Hall that remain at half-mast on Monday, January 20,
2025. The photos were taken just after 1
PM - during the inauguration of President Trump.
Interesting – so the fair question is whether this is simply
laziness, ignoring flag protocol or is it an official passive aggressive statement
of protest relating to the election? I
have not heard anything on the inside, I just place these though provoking
photos online for my fellow residents to consider.
As reported in the USA TODAY:
Eight states, including Iowa, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska and Alabama, ordered flags at full-staff during Trump’s inauguration. In addition to the state buildings, the U.S. Capitol will have its flags at full-staff during the inauguration, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday.
“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson said in a statement. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.”
Florida is one of the eight states listed in the USA Today article as ordering flags at full-staff during Trump’s inauguration - See: Which states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration? Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of Governors who specifically ordered that flags be raised for the incoming president.
