Trump Administration Tells Embassies That ‘Activist’ Flags Won’t Fly
The State Department has ordered that only United States flags be flown at embassies and consulates around the world, a departure from the Biden administration, under which pride and Black Lives Matter flags were sometimes displayed.
The White House drew attention to the change in a news release on Friday that listed some of the actions taken by President Trump during his first 100 hours in office.
The directive was reported earlier this week by The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news website, which said that prisoner-of-war and missing-in-action flags would still be allowed at embassies and other U.S.
diplomatic outposts. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the policy on Friday. The measure represented another step by Mr.
