{"id":4156,"date":"2023-05-18T13:18:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4156"},"modified":"2023-05-18T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:18:13","slug":"senate-flies-us-flag-upside-down-indicating-emergency-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/opinion\/senate-flies-us-flag-upside-down-indicating-emergency-distress\/paul-crespo\/2023\/05\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Flies US Flag Upside Down Indicating \u2018Emergency Distress\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>ANALYSIS<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 We still don\u2019t know if it was an intentional call for help, a prank, or a broken clip as Senate officials claim, but the American flag did spend some time flying upside down over the U.S. Capitol.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And considering it flew over the Democrat-led Senate building, the meaning and symbolism weren\u2019t lost on many Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tweet&nbsp;by&nbsp;Rogan O\u2019Handley, a political activist whose Twitter handle is DC_Draino,&nbsp;posted on May 16, 2023, showed a photo of the U.S. flag outside the Capitol flying upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He tweeted: &#8220;NEW: US flag currently flying upside down over&nbsp;Senate&nbsp;building signaling distress and needing rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DC_Draino added: &#8220;Some believe it was flipped after Sen. Fetterman spoke with the sophistication of a drunk toddler in a hearing today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: US flag currently flying upside down over Senate building signaling distress and needing rescue<br><br>Some believe it was flipped after Sen. Fetterman spoke with the sophistication of a drunk toddler in a hearing today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PpatypZwgL\">pic.twitter.com\/PpatypZwgL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1658535058183954432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet was viewed 4.3 million times by Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the U.S. Flag Code, turning the flag upside down should never be done &#8220;except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others noted that Congress, and indeed the entire country, is in distress and needs emergency assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upside-down flag display has also been used as a means of protest, mostly by conservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Newsweek&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-was-us-flag-capitol-flown-upside-down-1800960\">confirmed<\/a>&nbsp;that the photo is real and the flag was at one point upside down, but reported that an official at the Capitol blamed the upside down flag on a broken clip, adding that the problem was later corrected.<br><br>However, many on Twitter questioned the explanation.&nbsp;One asked: \u201cIf it was a broken clip and the wind was blowing as it clearly is in the photo, why would it not appear to be attached by only one clip?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cScience\/physics, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf it was caused because a \u2018clip broke\u2019 wouldn\u2019t the flag just streamer in the wind instead of still fluttering like a flag?\u201d another user suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DC_Draino also responded to the official explanation reported by Newsweek, and mocked those who bought it at face value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Yes I know the article says a \u201cclip broke\u201d but the flag wouldn\u2019t fly like that if it was hanging by 1 clip<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guarantee the reply guys in my comments taking the government\u2019s PR answer at face value are vaccinated &amp; boosted<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The picture is clearly showing something different<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes I know the article says a \u201cclip broke\u201d but the flag wouldn\u2019t fly like that if it was hanging by 1 clip<br><br>Guarantee the reply guys in my comments taking the government\u2019s PR answer at face value are vaccinated &amp; boosted<br><br>The picture is clearly showing something different<\/p>&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1658912865946935333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>However, as symbolic and justified it may be to fly the American flag upside down over the Democrat-controlled Senate, this was still likely a case of human error and broken clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, maybe it should become a regular thing until the Republicans retake the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>America is definitely in emergency distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Great America News Desk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANALYSIS \u2013 We still don\u2019t know if it was an intentional call for help, a prank, or a broken clip as Senate officials claim, but the American flag did spend some time flying upside down over the U.S. Capitol.\u00a0 And considering it flew over the Democrat-led Senate building, the meaning and symbolism weren\u2019t lost on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247],"tags":[648,181,74],"class_list":["post-4156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-capitol","tag-opinion","tag-senate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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