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This flag was carried by the white supremacists in Charlottesville and has a meaning far beyond what you intend. Take down this tweet, and do not hang up that flag!'įor another, it evoked memories of 2017's Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where one person died and dozens of others were injured when a man deliberately rammed his car into the crowd of counter-protesters. 'This flag, the symbol of 'Blue Lives Matter,' excuses police violence against black residents, and mocks those who affirm that #BlackLivesMatter,' one person tweeted. However they were stopped in their tracks after many community members responded with negative reactions. Everyone move on.ĭo say: “Thy banners make tyranny tremble, when borne by the red, white and blue.It evoked memories of 2017's Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where one person died and dozens of others were injured when a man deliberately rammed his car into the crowd of counter-protesters Donald Trump was colouring the Russian flag. Why does a red, white and blue-striped flag sound so familiar? Oh, Russia. We didn’t start spelling “potatoe” with an E after Dan Quayle mucked up at a spelling bee in 1992, so we probably won’t start adding errant stripes to the American flag just because some lumbering dimbo mucked it up. So it’s possible? No, of course it’s not possible. It changed before and, if Puerto Rico is admitted as a US state, it will inevitably change again. The current incarnation has only been around since 1960, after Hawaii was accepted in as a state. What happens now? If Trump says the American flag contains blue stripes, do they all have to change? Well, the beauty of the American flag is that it’s an ever-evolving statement of nationhood. If it was a horse and he colored it pink would people be upset he colored a horse not a REAL horse color?” At time of writing, the initial tweet pointing out Trump’s error has been retweeted 124,000 times.Īnd if I am? One supporter’s tweet reads: “You’re hilarious if you don’t think the president knows what a flag looks like.
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Oh, so what you’re saying is that the American president was photographed colouring in a drawing of the US flag but that he got it wrong? I am saying that, yes.Īnd, out of interest, how has this gone down? That depends if you’re a Trump supporter or not. It’s like the American flag, but for some reason, it’s got a blue stripe on it. It contains 13 alternating stripes of red and white.Īnd? The Trump flag was designed by Donald Trump, sitting next to a bunch of kids during a visit to an Ohio children’s hospital. What’s the difference? Well, the flag of the United States of America was reportedly designed by Francis Hopkinson and is thought to have been first hoisted by the Continental Army at Middlebrook encampment in New Jersey in June 1777. Perhaps you’re confusing the Trump flag with the flag of the United States of America. These are the colours of my flag and I’ll thank you for not disrespecting them.īut surely the stripes are only red and white. Appearance: Blue canton, white stars, 13 alternating red, white and blue stripes.