Bye-Bye 'Pride': Marco Rubio's State Department Issues One-Flag Policy … Guess Which Flag

Posted • January 22, 2025: It has only been a couple of days since Donald Trump's inauguration and we are already overwhelmed with the winning that is taking place. From his very first moments in office, Trump is following through on his promises and we are loving every second of it. His initial executive orders covered a gamut of issues, from freeing January 6 prisoners to ending DEI in all federal agencies (the shuttering of those offices begins today). Trump has also named an outstanding Cabinet for his second term in office and they are wasting no time in making America great again either. The first of his Cabinet to be sworn in, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, instituted a new policy last night that had us standing up and cheering. Check it out: The State Department issues One Flag Policy - American flags can be flown. Nothing else. Wonderful. Stars and Stripes forever, rainbow and BLM flags NEVER.

To be clear, the video above is from 2021 when the Biden administration and Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the 'pride' flag around all State Department facilities. But that is not happening anymore, at least not under Secretary Rubio. The Washington Free Beacon has more information about the new policy: “The Trump State Department implemented a landmark 'One Flag Policy' policy on Monday, barring U.S. outposts at home and abroad from flying any other flag but the Stars and Stripes. The newly issued order, a copy of which was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, effectively bans American facilities from displaying flags affiliated with left-wing movements, including the pride and Black Lives Matter flags that flew over U.S. government buildings under Biden. 'Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,' the order states.”

“'The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.' Any State Department employee who violates the new policy will 'face disciplinary action, including termination of employment or contract, or reassignment to their home agency.' The only other flags that will be permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag. 'The U.S. flag is a powerful symbol of pride and it is fitting and respectful that only the U.S. flag be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestically and abroad,' according to the policy memorandum. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was confirmed Monday night in a 99 to 0 vote, issued the order shortly after his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.”

Sorry, woke diplomats. Get in line or find a new job. In the United States, we salute Old Glory, not the flags of cultural Marxism. The order goes on to state that the primary vision of Rubio's State Department, in accordance with Trump's vision, is 'America first.' As it should be. We can get used to this Golden Age of America. The policy never should have been anything different. But Biden, like Obama before him, never missed a chance to undermine America whenever and wherever they could. That's OVER. We don't think we'll be seeing 'pride' flags (or men baring their fake breasts) on the White House South Lawn anymore either. (…)

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Washington Free Beacon: Trump State Department Tells Embassies and Outposts: Fly Stars and Stripes Only—No More Pride or BLM Flags
https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/trump-state-department-tells-embassies-and-outposts-only-fly-the-stars-and-stripes/