The White House Posted A Video Of The New American Flags They Put Up, And People Are Divided About The Way It Looks
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One of the official White House accounts posted this video and people are, naturally, divided over it.
BIG, BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN FLAGS! pic.twitter.com/rnUuR9Rguq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2025
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MAGA folk obviously love it.
This person called it a "big, beautiful hug."
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And this one said it was "AWESOMELY DONE."
The other side finds it quite tacky.
"Well it is a car dealership now," this person joked.
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Another person called it the "#WhiteTrashHouse."
And this person said it looks like "it was decorated by a child."
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