Jason Carter says it didn’t bother him that U.S. flags were raised for President Donald Trump‘s inauguration after they were lowered in honor of his late grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter. Trump’s move to raise the flags was unusual and went against the customs honoring recently deceased former presidents.

The former second lady's absence comes just days after she declined to shake hands with Donald and Melania Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral

The comedian spoke about the Los Angeles wildfires and Carter's visit to Palestine before turning to the president-elect in his "SNL" opening monologue.

After Michelle Obama was missing during Jimmy Carter’s funeral Jan. 7, the former First Lady and Barack Obama’s wife will also not attend Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

U.S. flags are flying at full-staff over the White House and all public grounds by order of President Trump. He had complained that flags would be at [half-staff on his inauguration day](

In the White House press release, the president ordered that flags be returned to half-staff in honor of the late President Carter.

President Donald Trump ordered flags be raised to full-staff for Inauguration Day. Here's why they are back at half-staff in Arizona now.