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'Dire distress' signal spotted at White House
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Posted on 11/17/2025 10:28:28 AM PST by algore

An American flag has been spotted lying down on the South Lawn of the White House - usually a sign of 'dire distress.'

The Stars and Stripes were blown down from Donald Trump's newly-installed flagpole by the rotor wash - the rush of air created by helicopter blades - when Marine One came into land on Sunday night.

Trump was pictured walking in front of the downed banner as he returned from Mar-a-Lago.

The United States Flag Code, which is federal law, provides guidelines and etiquette for displaying and respecting the Star Spangled Banner.

'The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property,' the law says.

'The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground.'

If a flag accidentally touches the ground, tradition calls for it to be disposed of or retired.

The use of upside down flags as distress signals dates back to naval warfare traditions predating the United States itself. It has also been used as a form of protest, for example during the Civil War to express suffering and division.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: classy; fakenews; zzzzzzzzzzzz
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1 posted on 11/17/2025 10:28:28 AM PST by algore
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To: algore

Someone didn’t secure the flag ropes.


2 posted on 11/17/2025 10:38:10 AM PST by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood )
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To: algore
"Journalism"

Was the Daily Trash this histrionic when cocaine was found in cubbies stuffed into every crevice of the West Wing when Joe was there? Or the stains on the Oval Office carpet when Bill was there?

Assclowns.

3 posted on 11/17/2025 10:46:48 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: algore

Oh, brother. 🙄

We’re in distress, alright ... over the LSM.


4 posted on 11/17/2025 10:48:01 AM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: algore

This is unusually stupid even for the Daily Mail.


5 posted on 11/17/2025 10:48:02 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: algore
An American flag has been spotted lying down on the South Lawn of the White House

Was it tired>

6 posted on 11/17/2025 10:51:02 AM PST by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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To: US_MilitaryRules

“flag ropes”
__________________

That would be the halyard, I believe.


7 posted on 11/17/2025 10:51:05 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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To: algore

Slow news day at the DM.


8 posted on 11/17/2025 10:51:10 AM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: algore

Well,
Maybe that’s why they didn’t have flags back there in the first place. DJT had them installed but apparently didn’t account for the helicopter prop wash. He dismissed the concerns in his considerations.


9 posted on 11/17/2025 11:13:27 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: algore

Chicken Little is running around loose again,
fretfully fluttering and flummoxed.


10 posted on 11/17/2025 11:20:00 AM PST by lee martell
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To: All

Does the Daily Mail talk about how the citizens of Britain are no longer allowed to display the flag of their nation, lest their Muslim Overlords be offended?


11 posted on 11/17/2025 11:23:51 AM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

I agree. Even thinking this is something other than a flag hanging simply disrupted by the rotor of a nearby helicopter is completely asinine.

Now, I am going to to back to the thread where NBC is hyperventilating and peeing their pants in anticipation that if the Democrats gain a majority in the mid-terms, that “Trump’s Ballroom” could be an early casualty.

This is what counts as “news”.

These people are mentally ill.


12 posted on 11/17/2025 12:11:31 PM PST by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: algore
The editorial board of the Daily Fail was very excited when they wrote this:

"OMG! Did you see? Literal Hitler's walking past an upside down flag."

"Oooo! He's such a Hitler."

"I know, let's run it on the front page and say that he's Literally Hitler."

"Squeee!"


13 posted on 11/17/2025 12:19:16 PM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.d)
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To: algore

We MUST impeach!


14 posted on 11/17/2025 12:51:21 PM PST by NavyShoe
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To: US_MilitaryRules

re: Someone didn’t secure the flag ropes.
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An update from the Official White House Rapid Response account...

“More Fake News. The beautiful American Flag that was installed by President Trump never touched the ground. It was lowered into a special container out of an abundance of caution during the Marine One landing due to high winds.”

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1990463359880204712


15 posted on 11/17/2025 2:44:09 PM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: deks

Should have know the media would screw up the story!.


16 posted on 11/17/2025 3:17:48 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood )
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To: algore

These “journalists” are so desperate....


17 posted on 11/17/2025 3:32:19 PM PST by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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