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April 24, 2025
News

Trump Plans Massive 100-Foot Flagpoles at White House for American Flags.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced plans to install two new 100-foot-tall flagpoles on the White House grounds.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, National Park Service (NPS).

📍 Where & When: Washington D.C.; Announced on a Wednesday at a White House event.

💬 Key Quote: “They’ve needed flag poles for 200 years,” President Trump stated, adding, “We’re putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag on this side, and another one on the other side—top-of-the-line, paid for by Trump.”

⚠️ Impact: The addition will bring prominent American flags to both the North and South lawns of the White House, supplementing the existing rooftop flagpole.

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President Donald J. Trump is set to enhance the patriotic display on the White House grounds with the introduction of two new flagpoles, each reaching nearly 100 feet in height. Announced during a White House event on Wednesday, President Trump stated that these flagpoles would grace the North and South Lawns.

Later in the day, the President was seen on the North Lawn surveying the site where a flagpole will likely be placed. The initiative emerges from Trump’s push to see more visible symbols of national pride at national parks and other government property, including the White House.

Emphasizing the need for such installations, Trump remarked, “They’ve needed flag poles for 200 years.” He added: “We’re putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag on this side, and another one on the other side—top-of-the-line, paid for by Trump.” A small flagpole is already mounted on the White House roof.

This gesture aims to reflect the administration’s focus on visibly promoting national symbols within high-profile government areas in the lead up to July’s celebrations of America’s 250th birthday. The National Park Service oversees the White House and its grounds, as the property is technically a national park owned by the American people and stewarded by the NPS. While details surrounding the exact timeline for the installations remain under wraps, the announcement suggests that planning and execution are underway.

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March 30, 2025
Culture
News
Politics

Utah Bans LGBT Pride Flags in Public Buildings and Schools.

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❓What Happened: Utah’s governor allowed a law to take effect prohibiting the display of LGBT pride flags at public buildings, opting not to veto it despite concerns.

👥 Who’s Involved: Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City officials, Sundance Film Festival representatives, Utah Legislature, and the LGBT community.

📍 Where & When: Utah; the new law takes effect on May 7.

💬 Key Quote: Gov. Cox expressed appreciation for the LGBT community, acknowledging recent legislation has been challenging: “I want you to know that I love and appreciate you, and I am grateful that you are part of our state.”

⚠️ Impact: The law may increase tensions between state authorities and local governments, particularly Salt Lake City, while also potentially influencing events like the Sundance Film Festival to seek new venues.

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Utah has effectively banned the display of LGBT pride flags on state and local government properties. Only select flags, such as the U.S. flag, the state flag, and military flags, are allowed to be flown. Governor Spencer Cox announced he would let the legislation become law without his signature.

The law, set to take effect on May 7, compels state and local governments to restrict flag displays, incurring a $500 daily fine for non-compliance.

The Republican governor expressed reservations over the extent of the law, noting the potential clash with politically neutral spaces, particularly in school settings. Despite his misgivings, Cox opted against a veto, citing an expected legislative override.

Governor Cox reached out to the LGBT community, expressing empathy while acknowledging the challenging nature of recent legislative actions but maintaining his support for their place in Utah. “I want you to know that I love and appreciate you, and I am grateful that you are part of our state,” the governor said.

The legislation coincides with the Sundance Film Festival’s decision to relocate from Park City, Utah, to Boulder, Colorado. While festival representatives stated their move was not politically driven, Utah’s political climate has surfaced as a topic of discussion as Boulder provides what the festival views as a “welcoming environment.”

Utah’s legislation comes a year after the Oklahoma GOP looked to ban the state funding of LGBT ideology as well as pride events and prohibit the display of pride flags on state property. The bill, however, died just months after being introduced, not making it out of committee.

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July 25, 2024
William Upton
NatSec
News

WATCH: Pro-Hamas Protestors Pull Down, Burn American Flags in Washington, D.C.

Pro-Hamas protestors who demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress pulled down several American flags flying at nearby Union Station and set them alight. The American flags were replaced by Palestinian flags, which were hoisted up the flag poles outside the major transportation hub.

Several hundred demonstrators gathered on the National Mall in what began as a relatively calm protest. It turned aggressively violent after the Israeli prime minister finished his speech. Police are reported to have made several dozen arrests as law enforcement clashed with the protestors.

The pro-Hamas demonstrators—some of whom have flown the Hamas flag—continued to taunt the police outside the major Washington, D.C. transportation hub.

A man who claimed to be a local attorney ran into the heart of the protest, grabbed one of the burning flags, and proceeded to try to sprint past the protestors. One pro-Hamas demonstrator was able to chase him down and take back most of the burning flag. However, the attorney did make it out of the scrum, having preserved a small corner of Old Glory.

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Pro-Hamas protestors who demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol while Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress pulled down several American flags flying at nearby Union Station and set them alight. The American flags were replaced by Palestinian flags, which were hoisted up the flag poles outside the major transportation hub. show more
pride
June 23, 2023
Jake Welch
News

Mayor Ousted For Refusing To Fly Pride Flag.

A Republican mayor has been forced out of his position in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, by a coalition of Democrats and his own party members because he refused to fly the “pride” flag above the local town hall.

Perrin Mosca was removed from his position following a vote by his fellow committee members, comprising three Republicans and a lone Democrat.

Mosca objected to flying the LGBTQIA+ flag at a Rochelle Park council meeting at the end of May, arguing, “[a] majority had agreed that as a township we would not put up any flags that singled out one group over another group. That should have been the end of the issue.”

Mosca further explained that “private flags do not belong on public property,” adding that only the American flag, state flag, and the local township flag should be displayed, with other flags only causing greater division.

This is not the first time a local council member has been ousted for objecting to fly the pride flag. A British councillor was forced out of her position for arguing that “sex is for the bedroom, not for displaying preferences in public” earlier this year.

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A Republican mayor has been forced out of his position in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, by a coalition of Democrats and his own party members because he refused to fly the "pride" flag above the local town hall. show more