After Michelle Obama was missing during Jimmy Carter’s funeral Jan. 7, the former First Lady and Barack Obama’s wife will also not attend Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

American flags are back to full-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, breaking the U.S. flag code's guidelines for mourning the death of Jimmy Carter

Eight states have ordered flags raised for Inauguration Day, even though it is customary to keep them lowered for 30 days after a president's death

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](

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to the White House ahead of the swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. The events come on the heels of the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Biden ordered flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days for a period of mourning.

In accordance with U.S. flag code, President Joe Biden directed all U.S. flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the passing of President Jimmy Carter.