President Donald Turmp also ordered for the American flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was assassinated on September 10th.

Flags across the United States were flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on September 11, 2025 (Patriot Day), in memory of the nearly 3,000 souls lost on 9/11 in the attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. But they remained that way until Friday, September 12th for another reason. President Donald Trump ordered for the American flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist who was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on September 10th. The flag code states that the president can modify or alter “any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag” by proclamation. While the flag code is written in the U.S. Code, it is considered a guideline and contains no enforcement mechanism, according to Congress’ website.