Democrats reclaim the American flag
Source: Politico
06/13/2025 05:55 AM EDT
Democrats’ newest approach to win back voters is a fresh embrace of the nation’s oldest symbol. Two days ahead of Flag Day, when President Donald Trump’s military parade will run through the streets of Washington, Democratic Reps. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) fanned out Thursday afternoon to give a gift to their colleagues to unite them.
It was a 4-inch-by-6-inch American flag, which they passed out at almost the exact moment, unbeknownst to them, that Sen. Alex Padilla was getting forcibly removed and handcuffed at a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles — an act House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries would later call “unpatriotic.”
The flags, made in Deluzio’s Pennsylvania, came with a message in an accompanying dear colleague letter written by Ryan, a West Point grad who served two tours in Iraq, and Deluzio, a U.S. Navy officer who did three deployments there. They have joined forces to become co-chairs of the first-ever, 18-member Democratic Veterans Caucus, formed just three days ago.
“Patriotism does not belong to one party,” the letter read. “The flag, and the values it stands for, belong to every single American.”
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/13/dems-rally-flag-00402458
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enough for our group and extras to give away tomorrow at our NoKings Day protest.
We also ordered an American flag and a Pride flag to hang outside our house to be delivered today.
We have our flag. The flag of the United States.
Trump Republicans have their flag:
Their flag, as they have proudly and clearly demonstrated on numerous occasions, is the Russian flag. Not just one of them. All of them. If they don't try to hide it, why should anyone pretend that they feel otherwise?
Where is the conflict? We have our flag. They have theirs.
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"We don't want to cede the narrative ground to Trump and MAGA that they they own the flag, they own patriotism," said Indivisible cofounder Ezra Levin, one of the organizers. "In fact, the most patriotic thing you can do (in) America is to show up peacefully and petition your government for something better."
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143476515
Today's OP mentions that a couple members of Congress have also been handing out little flags for their (D) colleagues to underscore this theme.
Sometimes an article is an article.
(trust me, I avoid Politico's and The Hill's most RW-leaning nonsense stuff and look for those with actual info)
I put the USA Today headline and link to the article in my reply to you above.
USA TODAY
'No Kings Day' protests planned for June 14 with aim to reclaim the American flag
And in the USA Today article is THIS -
American flag imagery is 'very intentional'
The American flag should be prominently displayed at these protests, said Common Defense spokesman Jacob Thomas, an Air Force veteran. The veteran-led organization is one of about a dozen veteran groups who partnered with Indivisible to create the protests.
“For some people they feel like its been co-opted by Republicans or extremists. It can feel uncomfortable to use,” he said. “We have to reclaim them for their higher purpose.”
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I.e., it was a DIRECT QUOTE from the group "Common Defense"'s spokesman Jacob Thomas.
I get what you are saying about much of the media but in this case, the critique is not valid.
that Dems do this.. Pass out American Flags!
I remember reading a long time ago that Our Flag should never have been Relinquished to gops... I think this was over the Protests for the Viet Nam War.
Mahalo, BRDS 
