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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The White House Posted A Video Of The New American Flags They Put Up, And People Are Divided About The Way It Looks
I'm sure you've heard that Donald Trump installed two gigantic flag poles at the White House: one on the North Lawn and one on the South Lawn. Related: Here's what that looks like: One of the official White House accounts posted this video and people are, naturally, divided over it. BIG, BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN FLAGS! — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2025 RapidResponse47/Twitter: @RapidResponse47 Related: MAGA folk obviously love it. This person called it a "big, beautiful hug." Related: 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. Related: Another person called it the "#WhiteTrashHouse." And this person said it looks like "it was decorated by a child." Thoughts?! Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House - and they don't cost taxpayers a penny
President Donald Trump installed two massive 88-foot-tall American flags on either side of the White House this summer in a patriotic endeavor that did not cost U.S. taxpayers a cent. "President Trump personally paid to install two big, beautiful American Flags to wave proudly over the White House for years to come. This is just one of many projects President Trump selflessly paid for to make the White House even more patriotic and beautiful," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Thursday. The flagpoles were estimated to cost $50,000 each. An American flag has flown on the White House roof stretching back decades, with Trump first announcing in April that he planned to install additional flags on the North and South lawns. Trump Vows Consequences For 'Animals' Burning American Flags In La, Slams Those Waving Other Countries' Flags "They needed flagpoles for 200 years," Trump told the media back in April when he first announced plans for the flag installations. "It was something I've often said, you know, they don't have a flagpole per se. So we're putting one right where you saw us, and we're putting another one on the other side, on top of the mounds. It's going to be two beautiful poles." Read On The Fox News App More Americans Support Than Oppose Trump's Army Celebration Parade: Poll "Paid for by Trump," he added. The flagpoles were installed last month ahead of the 4th of July holiday and now frame the White House on either lawn. Trump held a flag-raising ceremony on June 18, when he remarked that these are the "best poles anywhere in the country or in the world," while reveling in the manual installation of the poles. Trump Unfurls Plans For Double 100-Foot Flagpoles During White House Lawn Walk "Only if you're in construction is this exciting," Trump said during the ceremony last month. "See, you have to get it perfectly straight and once it's perfect, they pour in the sand, and it's there for 100 years." The installation of the flag poles is Trump's latest revamp to the White House under his second administration. The White House Rose Garden, for example, is currently under construction after Trump announced in March that he planned to renovate the historic garden with pavers, citing the grass "doesn't work," citing how the soft grass terrain was difficult for some visitors, notably women in high-heels, to navigate. Original article source: Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House - and they don't cost taxpayers a penny
Fox News
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House - and they don't cost taxpayers a penny
President Donald Trump installed two massive 88-foot-tall American flags on either side of the White House this summer in a patriotic endeavor that did not cost U.S. taxpayers a cent. "President Trump personally paid to install two big, beautiful American Flags to wave proudly over the White House for years to come. This is just one of many projects President Trump selflessly paid for to make the White House even more patriotic and beautiful," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Thursday. The flagpoles were estimated to cost $50,000 each. An American flag has flown on the White House roof stretching back decades, with Trump first announcing in April that he planned to install additional flags on the North and South lawns. "They needed flagpoles for 200 years," Trump told the media back in April when he first announced plans for the flag installations. "It was something I've often said, you know, they don't have a flagpole per se. So we're putting one right where you saw us, and we're putting another one on the other side, on top of the mounds. It's going to be two beautiful poles." "Paid for by Trump," he added. The flagpoles were installed last month ahead of the 4th of July holiday and now frame the White House on either lawn. Trump held a flag-raising ceremony on June 18, when he remarked that these are the "best poles anywhere in the country or in the world," while reveling in the manual installation of the poles. "Only if you're in construction is this exciting," Trump said during the ceremony last month. "See, you have to get it perfectly straight and once it's perfect, they pour in the sand, and it's there for 100 years." The installation of the flag poles is Trump's latest revamp to the White House under his second administration. The White House Rose Garden, for example, is currently under construction after Trump announced in March that he planned to renovate the historic garden with pavers, citing the grass "doesn't work," citing how the soft grass terrain was difficult for some visitors, notably women in high-heels, to navigate.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Yahoo
Nude Iowa woman arrested after stealing American flags, burning them: Police
A southern Iowa woman is facing charges after authorities say she took her clothes off, stole American flags and set them on fire this month. Brianna Laird, 21, is facing charges after a caller said she burned stolen American flags on June 16, per court documents obtained by USA TODAY. While burning American flags is protected under the First Amendment, Laird was charged with third-degree arson, assault on an officer, indecent exposure, interference with official acts, fifth-degree criminal mischief, possession of drug paraphernalia and fifth-degree theft, per online court records. A lawyer for Laird did not immediately respond to requests for comment on June 20. On June 16, someone called dispatchers about a woman in Bussey, Iowa, about 60 miles southeast of Des Moines. The caller said a nude woman was 'lighting American flags on fire,' according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. When Marion County deputies arrived, they allegedly found Laird, who had an American Flag tied around her head and was not wearing pants or underwear. Authorities said Laird had taken the flags, which belong to the city of Bussey, and damaged them. She gave police a fake name and when deputies tried to arrest her, she hit one of them in the face, the documents said. Deputies eventually got her into the back seat of a patrol vehicle, but before one deputy could shut the door, she kicked them. When she arrived at the jail, authorities searched Laird's bag and found drug paraphernalia inside, the court documents say. Flag desecration and burning have long been a point of discussion among U.S. lawmakers. The issue has been hotly contested in past cases, such as a June 1966 incident in which a Brooklyn veteran burned an American flag on a street corner after he learned that civil rights activist James Meredith was shot, according to the Freedom Forum. When the veteran was arrested for violating a New York flag desecration law, he said, 'Yes, that is my flag; I burned it. If they let that happen to Meredith, we don't need an American flag.' The New York Court of Appeals argued that flag burning was an attempt to incite violence, posing a danger to public peace. While the Supreme Court did not rule on the flag desecration law he was accused of breaking, it did rule that he could not be punished for "verbally disrespecting the flag," per the Freedom Forum. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case because lawmakers could not come to an agreement about whether he was convicted for burning the flag or the words he said at the time. While there are some state flag desecration laws, if enforced, they are likely to be overruled. According to the Freedom Forum, freedom of speech applies to more than spoken words. That means expressions such as burning the flag, books, newspaper articles, online posts, theater and dance and even video games are considered "symbolic speech." There are some instances in which citizens could be charged for desecrating the flag even if the act of burning the flag itself is protected, the Freedom Forum said. Those who burn the flag in places with high fire risks could face charges for the act of burning something, the Freedom Forum said. And like the most recent case out of Iowa, stealing someone else's flag to burn could also be criminal, the organization said. "Burning the flag to deliberately provoke a violent response from someone else or in order to incite others to imminent lawless violence is not protected either," the Freedom Forum said. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Nude woman in Iowa charged after stealing American flags, burning them
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Portraits of protest: A Kentucky photo gallery
Protesters march down College Street during the "No Kings" rally in Bowling Green, June 14, 2025. Demonstrators across the U.S. and Kentucky turned out to protest what they fear will be a loss of American democracy under President Donald Trump. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony) Kentuckians hoisted homemade signs and American flags and even donned costumes Saturday as they turned out by the thousands to oppose Republican President Donald Trump's leadership and priorities. Here is a gallery of scenes from Bowling Green, Lexington and Louisville, photographed by Austin Anthony, David Stephenson and Liam Niemeyer.
