Trump, Flag Day and No Kings
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No Kings, American flag and protest
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Flag Day, like other notable and patriotic celebrations, will be observed (once again) on June 14. Here's what we have learned about the holiday.
Thousands of anti-Trump protests are taking place across the United States today, deemed "No Kings" day in response to the administration’s policies.
The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a proclamation the next year that the U.S. flag symbolizes freedom and “protection from tyranny.”
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in 1927, issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as National Flag Day.
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Axios on MSNIt might rain on President Trump's paradeIt might rain on President Trump's military parade Saturday in D.C., so the Army is considering precautions in case there's lightning. The big picture: "Rain won't stop us, the tanks don't melt, but if there's lightning then that puts the crowd at risk,
President Donald Trump ignored Britain's contribution as he claimed the United States 'won World War II. While responding to a question about his military parade on Flag Day, he began recounting conversations he'd had with various world leaders celebrating VE Day.
Flag Day was first observed in 1877, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day. Here's what to know about the day.
Protests against the Trump administration are set to take place in and around New York City today as part of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations. The protests coincide with Saturday's military parade in Washington,