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'Nobody wants to see this!' Trump vents fury over flags being half-staff for inauguration (www.rawstory.com)

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President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to complain that the American flag will be flown at half-staff for his inauguration due to the period of mourning for the recently deceased former President Jimmy Carter.

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[–] Noel_Skum 1 points 2 days ago

To follow-up on another reply to you the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) first encounters the phrase as you mention it in 1588 but acknowledges that it later spread to incorporate buildings; and can still be used in both respects now.