"Since flag code is not federal law, Trump could, in theory, order flags to be raised for his inauguration. A spokesperson for the president-elect did not respond to a Post email Monday inquiring whether there was any discussion within the Trump camp of ordering flags raised for the occasion."
https://qagg.news/?read=TT25083
Seems like an odd thing to say.
One source:
https://nypost.com/2024/12/30/us-news/libs-giddy-over-us-flags-at-half-staff-to-mark-jimmy-carters-death-even-during-trump-inauguration/
"Since flag code is not federal law, Trump could, in theory, order flags to be raised for his inauguration. A spokesperson for the president-elect did not respond to a Post email Monday inquiring whether there was any discussion within the Trump camp of ordering flags raised for the occasion."