Florida joins other GOP-led states in raising flags for Trump inauguration

• But flag position was fast becoming the nation's new political loyalty test on Tuesday as U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson joined GOP governors in ordering flags raised, contrary to U.S. Flag Code.

Driving the news: DeSantis on Tuesday ordered all flags at full-staff at the Florida Capitol and across all state buildings for Trump's inauguration to "celebrate" and "commend" the president-elect.

• Flags will return to half-staff afterward.

Between the lines: The Jan. 20 date of Trump's inauguration was public knowledge when Florida and other Republican governors issued their flag-lowering orders last month.

• It's unclear why the inauguration exception was not written into the orders at the time.

Catch up quick: Trump took to Truth Social in early January to complain: "The Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my inauguration," he wrote.

• "Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it," he added. "Let's see how it plays out."

The latest: Flags were at full staff in front of his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the AP reported Monday.