A Republican county official on Long Island who had refused to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter has changed his mind.

Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

A New York county that hadn’t been flying flags at half-staff following former President Jimmy Carter’s death announced on Sunday it’s planning to do so. “The flags in Nassau County will be at half-staff for President Carter from the commencement of Lying in State on January 7th through burial on January

A Republican county official on Long Island who had refused to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter has changed his mind.

Flags around the country continue to be displayed at half-staff on land and half-mast over water in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December. Carter, who served in the White House from 1979-1981,

County Executive Bruce Blakeman seemingly refused to comply with the federal mandate, but on Sunday he released a statement saying flags will be lowered at county-operated buildings while Carter lies in state.

With the death of President Jimmy Carter at age 100, President Joe Biden has ordered flags to fly at half-mast.

The White House ordered that flags at all federal buildings and grounds and at U.S. embassies around the world be flown at half-mast through Jan. 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter