{"id":2256331,"date":"2024-05-30T23:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-share-upside-down-flags-across-x-after-guilty-verdict\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T23:33:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:33:40","slug":"trump-supporters-share-upside-down-flags-across-x-after-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-share-upside-down-flags-across-x-after-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"After guilty verdict, Trump supporters display inverted flags in X"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-supporters-share-upside-down-flags-across-x-after-guilty-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economy-grew-3-4-in-fourth-quarter-remaining-strong-despite-higher-interest-rates\/\" title=\"The economy expanded by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, maintaining its strength despite increased interest rates\">summary \u200dcovers<\/a> the news that former \u2064President Donald Trump has been convicted as a felon, leading his \u200bsupporters to\u2064 display upside-down American flags in protest. Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">hush money trial<\/a> by a Manhattan \u2064jury.\u2063 Notable accounts, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor, have joined the protest. The summary encapsulates the \u200cconviction of former President \u200bDonald\u200c Trump as a \u2063felon, prompting his\u200d supporters to showcase inverted \u2064American flags in \u2062protest. Trump&#8217;s guilt on\u2062 34 counts of\u200b falsifying business records in a Manhattan hush money trial has garnered support, with figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor\u200c participating\u200d in \u200bthe demonstration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump <\/a>is now a convicted felon, and in protest, his supporters are now sharing upside-down American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/flag\/\" title>flags<\/a> all across X. <\/p>\n<p>Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>found guilty<\/a> of 34 counts of falsifying business records by a Manhattan jury Thursday, in his hush money trial. <\/p>\n<p>Notable accounts sharing the inverted American flag include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA), Fox News contributors Katie Pavlich and Guy Benson and conservative commentator Dan Bongino.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>According to U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disabled-vet-congressman-torches-colleague-for-putting-american-flag-in-trash-can\/\" title=\"Disabled Vet Congressman Torches Colleague For Putting American Flag In Trash Can\">flag code<\/a>, which is unenforceable, flying the flag upside down is \u201can international signal of distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The upside down flag has been widely talked about recently, after photos surfaced of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife\u2019s house flying it after the Jan. 6, 2021 riots. A New York Times article revealed they hung an inverted American flag outside their home, which Alito\u2019s wife claims has no connection to the riots and instead was a response to hateful signage their neighbors had been posting. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Democrats have attacked the justice and his wife, demanding he recuse himself from cases about Jan. 6 and Trump\u2019s trials. He has brushed off those attempts. <\/p>\n<p>AOC responded to Greene\u2019s use of the flag with another post on X. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just inverted flags being posted in support of Trump. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) and Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) has posted variations of the phrase \u201cAn Appeal to Heaven\u201d flag, also known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-odonnell-the-forgotten-irishman-who-coined-the-united-states-of-america\/\" title=\"Exclusive--O'Donnell: The Forgotten Irishman Who Coined 'The United States of America'\">pine tree flag<\/a>. It was first flown by troops during the American Revolutionary War, associated with American independence. The flag was flying at San Francisco city hall for 60 years until earlier today, following the verdict of Trump\u2019s hush money trial. City officials have now likened the flag to be associated with Capitol rioters. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Trump\u2019s conviction, the number one trending topic on X has been Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s lawyers have announced plans to appeal the verdict. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, faces backlash as his supporters display upside-down American flags in protest across X. Trump&#8217;s guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial by a Manhattan jury has sparked notable figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor to join the protest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2256332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18123716049497.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18123716049497.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}