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American federal law establishing advisory rules for display and care of the American flag
The U.S. Flag Code governs many formal flag practices — for example, it says the flag “should never touch anything beneath it” and specifies half‑staff rules for officials such as presidents and vice ...
Photographs showing President Donald Trump walking past a U.S. flag that appears to be on or near the ground were taken as he returned to the White House on Sunday, November 16, 2025; the images went ...
Yes — governors can and routinely do order flags on government property in their state to be flown at half‑staff, and many state proclamations explicitly invite private citizens and businesses to part...
Independent fact‑checkers and mainstream forensic‑style outlets reported the photograph of President Trump walking with a U.S. flag at or near ground level is authentic and widely circulated; outlets ...
State governors set half‑staff periods for state flags; common practice is to order flags lowered from the date of death until interment (sunset on interment day) or for single days (sunrise to sunset...
Photographs taken as President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Nov. 16, 2025 show an American flag appearing to lie on the South Lawn while he walks past; multiple outlets published the im...
Photos and videos circulating show an American flag lying on the South Lawn behind President Trump as he returned to the White House on Nov. 16, 2025; multiple outlets report the image and note the U....