Flags will remain at half-mast and half-staff most of the month for Jimmy Carter's death. Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning for his funeral.

The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden will deliver a eulogy at the funeral, and a eulogy written by Gerald Ford, who died in 2006, will be read by his son Steven Ford.

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter have begun Saturday in Georgia, the state where he died on 29 December at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains to a lifetime on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

In President Joe Biden’s proclamation about the death of Carter, he directed that flags be flown at half-staff “as an expression of public sorrow” for 30 days—a period of time that includes President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday,

President-elect Donald Trump is furious that flags will be lowered to half-mast during his inauguration ceremony after the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who he publically critcized