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riversedge

(78,851 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:34 PM 7 hrs ago

Social Media Erupts as US Flag Seen on the Ground Behind Trump at White House

Source: yahoo.com


Tom Durante Mon, November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM CST


(Screenshot/Jose Luis Magana/AP photo)

It’s a scar-spangled banner for President Donald Trump.

As the president returned from Palm Beach on Monday night, some social media users were quick to point out that as he walked, an American flag could be seen on the ground behind him, a clear violation of the U.S. Flag code.

The code states the following: “The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.”


It was a surprising sight for the Trump White House, especially given Trump’s advocacy for Old Glory.

In 2017, he attacked NFL players who knelt for the playing of the national anthem, saying, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he’s fired. He’s fired.'”......................










Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/social-media-erupts-us-flag-171145369.html



I wonder--or I assume Trumps new flag poles are not doing their job!


@WJDupont
Seeing the American flag lying on the White House lawn as President Trump returns is just absolutely f’ing insane… 🤯


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Social Media Erupts as US Flag Seen on the Ground Behind Trump at White House (Original Post) riversedge 7 hrs ago OP
I don't think it's insane. It's a perfect symbol of Trump's respect for the US duhneece 7 hrs ago #1
This image captures his entire presidency fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #3
Putin is pleased DSandra 7 hrs ago #12
It could go down in history PatSeg 6 hrs ago #23
Oh just put him in a submersable and send him to an ocean jail. Trueblue1968 6 hrs ago #31
It really indicates the type of people he has employed. The reason that everything has to be purged. LiberalArkie 4 hrs ago #39
Biden left it there. djt twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #2
Exactly! DeeDeeNY 6 hrs ago #33
If Biden appeared in a picture with a flag in that condition... Paladin 3 hrs ago #43
The media has guzzled down the Trump Kool Aid, now wait to see what happens. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #44
Migrant beef cattle snuck across the border and did this IronLionZion 7 hrs ago #4
Trump should hang another painting in the Oval Office depicting him slouching past the desecrated flag. sop 7 hrs ago #5
precisely. file under B.See 5 hrs ago #35
The damage control they're trying to spin now, is that D. Spaulding 7 hrs ago #6
there is some guy (white shirt, black coat) between the flagpole and the tree and it looks like there is someone else orleans 6 hrs ago #30
Newsweek: riversedge 7 hrs ago #7
Good to have more links. Thanks. BlueWavePsych 7 hrs ago #8
He doesn't give a shit about the flag. If no one was around he would wipe his ass with it. Autumn 7 hrs ago #9
He shits all over this country and it's citizens. AZ8theist 7 hrs ago #10
I believe it would be better described as a metaphor. flashman13 7 hrs ago #11
I see the problem here... BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #13
That thing has been desecrating the flag for years. Melanie too. catbyte 6 hrs ago #14
Desecrating the flag. lastlib 6 hrs ago #22
There was a guy in a focus group who said that he decided to vote for Trump when he hugged the flag! Fil1957 6 hrs ago #24
OMG! O. M. G.! calimary 6 hrs ago #25
Those signatures look like they're mimicking each other. calimary 6 hrs ago #28
There used to be a time when even wearing American flag apparel was frowned upon Polybius 25 min ago #55
Dragging the entire country through the mud. BattleRow 6 hrs ago #15
He is obviously focused on BarbD 6 hrs ago #16
Karma Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #19
Yes. Cut the nasty old man some slack. not fooled 6 hrs ago #20
Nope!!! calimary 6 hrs ago #26
Was this one of Asshole's new mega-flag poles? n/t SpankMe 6 hrs ago #17
"" AllaN01Bear 6 hrs ago #18
Even the used car dealership with the giant flagpole manages to keep the flag off the ground. Vinca 6 hrs ago #21
"Get that son of a bitch out of the White House right now! He's fired!" NBachers 6 hrs ago #27
Dramatic foreshadowing I hope. GreenWave 6 hrs ago #29
Which one is more pathetic looking? Diamond_Dog 6 hrs ago #32
Before I saw the picture markodochartaigh 6 hrs ago #34
No shit popsdenver 5 hrs ago #36
At least he's not wearing a tan suit. Buddyzbuddy 5 hrs ago #37
was it on purpose ? Nigrum Cattus 5 hrs ago #38
Desecratin' Donny Dump Blue Owl 4 hrs ago #40
"Trump's advocacy for Old Glory" tanyev 4 hrs ago #41
Surprised he didn't try to hump it while it was down. republianmushroom 3 hrs ago #42
No one has ever seen the flag flown this way. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #45
And his failure to notice or care. mahina 3 hrs ago #46
I don't think, even the smartest ones here, thought that TSF would be bluestarone 3 hrs ago #47
The source is MEDIAite, whose reporters and editors produced this article progree 3 hrs ago #48
Another sad metaphor for trump's failed presidency. mwb970 2 hrs ago #49
Heads will roll SusieCreamcheese 1 hr ago #50
Flagpoles at White House risk Helicopter Operations LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #51
"...As the president returned from Palm Beach on Monday night..." Miles Archer 1 hr ago #52
This place sets the tone! leanforward 45 min ago #53
I shared the photo on FB LittleGirl 35 min ago #54

duhneece

(4,444 posts)
1. I don't think it's insane. It's a perfect symbol of Trump's respect for the US
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:40 PM
7 hrs ago

It’s perfect in its symbolism.

fujiyamasan

(984 posts)
3. This image captures his entire presidency
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:43 PM
7 hrs ago

Slumped over old man, with the our flag on the ground.

PatSeg

(51,501 posts)
23. It could go down in history
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:02 PM
6 hrs ago

as a symbol of when Trump's presidency imploded. I think we'll see that image many times in the future.

LiberalArkie

(19,122 posts)
39. It really indicates the type of people he has employed. The reason that everything has to be purged.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 04:36 PM
4 hrs ago

It should have happened after Bush was president and especially when Biden came in. The right has too many people that are not in DC for service to the country, only themselves.

Paladin

(32,034 posts)
43. If Biden appeared in a picture with a flag in that condition...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:36 PM
3 hrs ago

...the trump hordes wouldn't shut up about it for months. The rightwing national media would see to that. Nothing but crickets chirping in the background, since trump is involved---the usual double standard...

sop

(16,902 posts)
5. Trump should hang another painting in the Oval Office depicting him slouching past the desecrated flag.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:56 PM
7 hrs ago

He can put it up right next to his raised-fist-after-being-"shot"-in-the-ear masterpiece.

D. Spaulding

(429 posts)
6. The damage control they're trying to spin now, is that
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:05 PM
7 hrs ago

the flag was being lowered into a special container due to high winds. I've looked at different photos so far, and it doesn't appear to me that's the case. And there's no one around the flag pole; are they saying it's automated and the WH can't even spare an official detail to lower it properly? I've raised and lowered flags on military bases in an official capacity many times in my military career, and I'm highly suspicious of their excuse. I think someone fucked up somehow.

orleans

(36,544 posts)
30. there is some guy (white shirt, black coat) between the flagpole and the tree and it looks like there is someone else
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:21 PM
6 hrs ago

bent over between the flag and the pole.

(they're still assholes and they probably did fuck up. the flag was probably on the ground for several hours before anyone noticed)

riversedge

(78,851 posts)
7. Newsweek:
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:07 PM
7 hrs ago




US Flag Lying on Ground at White House Raises Questions

https://www.newsweek.com/american-flag-floor-white-house-donald-trump-11057234

Nov 17, 2025 at 05:02 AM EST


.............Newsweek has contacted the White House outside of normal business hours via email for comment


Why It Matters

President Donald Trump installed two large flagpoles on the White House grounds, both nearly 100-feet-tall, which sit in the north and south lawns.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has overseen renovations to the people’s host, marking some of the most significant changes in modern presidential history, from the Rose Garden being bulldozed and paved over to bathroom renovations and the construction of a ballroom in the East Wing.

In an image taken on November 16, Trump is pictured returning to the White House after having spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

As the president walks on the lawn, behind him, the American flag is lying on the floor.


...............

The White House has not publicly responded or explained what led to the flag being on the ground as of reporting..........................


Autumn

(48,658 posts)
9. He doesn't give a shit about the flag. If no one was around he would wipe his ass with it.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:14 PM
7 hrs ago

The flag is nothing more than a rag he uses to tickle the dicks of his true believers and get them excited.

AZ8theist

(6,982 posts)
10. He shits all over this country and it's citizens.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:18 PM
7 hrs ago

Why would desecrating the flag come as a surprise with this asshole??

BurnDoubt

(1,248 posts)
13. I see the problem here...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:24 PM
7 hrs ago

That's the OLD flag.
The NEW flag is coming in two weeks, according to "un-named sources".
It'll have twelve stripes, because that's the Best Age for girls, and fifty Gold stars, because he's doing such a great job!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

lastlib

(27,150 posts)
22. Desecrating the flag.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:00 PM
6 hrs ago

A violation of the US Flag Code.

Also desecrating the flag:


The American flag has joined the #metoo movement as a victim of a sexual assault.

Fil1957

(403 posts)
24. There was a guy in a focus group who said that he decided to vote for Trump when he hugged the flag!
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:07 PM
6 hrs ago

What a moron! You vote for someone 'cause he does something obviously stupid?

But it would explain why so many people are bent out of shape by the picture of the flag on the ground.

calimary

(88,533 posts)
28. Those signatures look like they're mimicking each other.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:12 PM
6 hrs ago

Or maybe she changed hers to match his, once she got involved with him?

No idea. All I do know is that they both look demonic.

Polybius

(21,185 posts)
55. There used to be a time when even wearing American flag apparel was frowned upon
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:08 PM
25 min ago

Or so I was told by some old timers.

BattleRow

(2,032 posts)
15. Dragging the entire country through the mud.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:38 PM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Low down and dirty..all the way.

BarbD

(1,354 posts)
16. He is obviously focused on
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:40 PM
6 hrs ago

trying to put one foot in front of the other.

Egad! Doesn't know where he is, where he's going or where he's been.

Vinca

(53,036 posts)
21. Even the used car dealership with the giant flagpole manages to keep the flag off the ground.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:59 PM
6 hrs ago

markodochartaigh

(4,646 posts)
34. Before I saw the picture
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:29 PM
6 hrs ago

I assumed that the flag was wadded up with the Constitution in a trash can.

popsdenver

(1,039 posts)
36. No shit
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:48 PM
5 hrs ago

maybe they are trying to destroy the White House American Flag, so he can begin running up one with a giant picture of him on it.....

He has already put large banners permanently on some Federal Buildings with his picture silk screened on it.....Just like all the other dictators in other countries.......
Contracts have probably already gone out for a 20' marble bust of him to put out in front of the Taj Mahal Ballroom.....
And one for Stephen Miller, just in case..........

tanyev

(48,317 posts)
41. "Trump's advocacy for Old Glory"
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:18 PM
4 hrs ago

Oh, is that what the media sane-washers are calling this?

bluestarone

(20,796 posts)
47. I don't think, even the smartest ones here, thought that TSF would be
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:50 PM
3 hrs ago

Allowed to do everything he's doing to our AMERICA!

progree

(12,555 posts)
48. The source is MEDIAite, whose reporters and editors produced this article
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:58 PM
3 hrs ago

Yahoo is simply the hosting site for articles from a wide wide range of sources, including ones from Fox.

Yahoo does also produce articles, this article (loaded with opinions) shouldn't be confused with those.

SusieCreamcheese

(15 posts)
50. Heads will roll
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:37 PM
1 hr ago

Heads will roll when he sees this picture. He is so careful to present himself as a strong patriot. Here he looks defeated in front of a desecrated flag.

LetMyPeopleVote

(172,757 posts)
51. Flagpoles at White House risk Helicopter Operations
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:20 PM
1 hr ago

trump added these flags. It may be that the flags have to taken down if trump arrives by helicopter


See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220412949

Miles Archer

(20,885 posts)
52. "...As the president returned from Palm Beach on Monday night..."
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:25 PM
1 hr ago

So the taxpayer-funded 3-day play weekend is now a taxpayer-funded 4 day weekend. Got it.

leanforward

(1,125 posts)
53. This place sets the tone!
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:47 PM
45 min ago

1) Why is the flag in the dirt?, and
2) Who/Why let that pole be placed in the WAY of air traffic?

The tone is set by tRump. And it is now apparent that those responsible are afraid to advise of respect or aviation safety for fear of retribution.


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