Nevada governor orders flags raised for Trump’s inauguration

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By Jessica Hill / Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 17, 2025 - 6:07 pm

All flags in Nevada will be raised to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Friday.

Flags will be raised on Monday in honor of Trump’s inauguration, and then will be lowered again to half-staff after to continue the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter’s death, according to a statement from Lombardo’s office.

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