The flags were ordered to remain at half-staff for 30 days or until Jan. 29. While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory.

But since the inauguration fell during that time, state governments and the U.S. Capitol decided to fly flags at full-staff for Monday's events. “On January 20th, the flags at t

U.S. flags are flying at full-staff over the White House and all public grounds by order of President Trump. He had complained that flags would be at [half-staff on his inauguration day](