Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the U.S. State Department has now put into place a brand new policy that blocks all U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Black Lives Matter and Pride flags, according to a report from Fox News said. As the kids today and all the fans of “The Mandalorian” say, “This is the way.” A federal building that is representing our country should only be flying the American flag, not banners that represent political causes or specific ideologies.
The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the “One Flag Policy” order, which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad, with two notable exceptions: the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag.
“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,” the memo says, according to the publication. “The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.”
Remember when the Biden administration decided to fly other flags alongside Old Glory at the White House? The transgender flag, Pride flag, etc,. It was the thing that should not be. These flags represent specific stances on cultural issues on which there is not countrywide agreement. Not to mention federal buildings are, again, representative of our nation, not one specific group of people.
Former President Joe Biden caught flack for flying the Pride flag outside the White House during a Pride Month celebration in 2023, and in 2021 for a leaked State Department memo that encouraged U.S. embassies to display Black Lives Matter flags on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. The controversies led GOP lawmakers in 2023 to introduce a bill known as the One Flag for All Act, which proposed to make it illegal to fly, drape or display any flag other than the American flag on federal buildings or properties, with limited exceptions.
Pride flags were first flown at U.S. embassies during former President Barack Obama’s administration, according to Forbes, prior to being banned by the Trump administration in 2019. The ability was reinstated by the Biden administration in 2021, Forbes reports. Pride flags were later banned from being flown outside U.S. embassies in March 2024 as part of a $1.2 trillion spending package Biden signed.
President Donald Trump vowed to immediately shake up the State Department upon taking office, with one source familiar with the situation telling Fox News that the new Trump administration will immediately move new officials into key operational roles at the State Department to ensure the department is carrying out the Trump foreign policy agenda from day one.
Trump said we’re going to have a whole lot of winning with his administration. He wasn’t kidding, was he? He’s making all of the right moves to finally put our nation and its needs first. He’s restoring pride in America and all of the principles she stands for. Here’s to hoping this great work continues.
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