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.
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Someone didn’t secure the flag ropes.
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.
Oh, brother. 🙄
We’re in distress, alright ... over the LSM.
This is unusually stupid even for the Daily Mail.
Was it tired>
“flag ropes”
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That would be the halyard, I believe.
Slow news day at the DM.
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.
Chicken Little is running around loose again,
fretfully fluttering and flummoxed.
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?
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.
"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!"
We MUST impeach!
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
Should have know the media would screw up the story!.
These “journalists” are so desperate....
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