After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing commentators protest his felony conviction.
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Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
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Trump fans turn US flags upside down to protest former president’s conviction
After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing commentators protest his felony conviction.
The symbol has gained traction on the right since the revelation that an upside down flag flew outside the home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in 2021.
An upside-down American flag, a symbol for distress associated with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, was flown at Supreme Court Justice Alito’s house in 2021, a report found.
The upside-down flag, once a signal of distress for sailors, has come to represent the “Stop the Steal” movement, which falsely claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump.
After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing commentators protest his felony conviction.
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Hanging the United States flag upside down, a move that is supposed to signal distress and that has ensnared Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in controversy, is now being practiced by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the former president’s conviction in his hu…
