<p>Far-left activists burned an American flag near the White House on Saturday evening as the nation celebrated its 244th birthday.</p>
<p>Townhall reporter Julio Rosas captured the anti-American display, writing on Twitter: &#8220;Protesters outside the White House have now set a big American flag on fire while chanting: America was never great!&#8221;</p>
<p>WATCH <strong>(Warning: Contains Graphic Language)</strong>:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Protesters outside the White House have now set a big American flag on fire while chanting: America was never great! <a href="https://t.co/448IPYUR0y">pic.twitter.com/448IPYUR0y</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1279569539227963392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-activists-dance-on-american-flag-f-the-4th-of-july-f-the-american-flag">Other videos</a> that were taken in the same area showed other far-left activists dancing on the American flag and saying &#8220;f*** the Fourth of July&#8221; and &#8220;f*** the American flag.&#8221;</p>
<p>Earlier in the day on Saturday, President Donald Trump released a message celebrating America&#8217;s 244th birthday:</p>
<blockquote><p>On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence in what is now known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia. In taking this historic step, the Congress proclaimed “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” Today, we celebrate our Nation’s independence and the vision of our Founding Fathers revealed to the world on that fateful day, as well as the countless patriots who continue to ensure that the flames of freedom are never extinguished.</p>
<p>The enduring commitment to the ideals of liberty and justice that have come to define our American spirit stem from our Nation’s founding. In declaring that our rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” should be safeguarded for posterity and that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” our Founding Fathers launched the American experiment that espoused freedom and democracy over tyranny and monarchy. Two hundred and forty-four years later, the principles grounded in the Declaration of Independence continue to guide our Nation forward and maintain its standing as a beacon of liberty, prosperity, and opportunity for all.</p>
<p>Over the past months, the American spirit has undoubtedly been tested by many challenges. Yet, it is in the face of adversity that our country has had some of our proudest moments of triumph. Today, especially, we are reminded of the extraordinary feats that our Nation has accomplished since its founding nearly 250 years ago. Together, we must ensure that we live up to the ideals of our Declaration of Independence and do all that we can to protect and preserve the freedoms that make our country the greatest in the world.</p>
<p>The First Lady and I wish each and every American a happy and blessed Fourth of July and proudly join you in celebrating our great Nation. May God bless the United States of America.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><em>This is a developing news story, refresh the page for updates.</em></strong></p>
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Far-Left Activists Burn American Flag Near White House: ‘America Was Never Great!’

4th of July

American Flag

White House

<p>Far-left activists trampled on an American flag in Washington, D.C., on the nation&#8217;s 244th birthday.</p>
<p>A video posted online by Daily Caller video journalist Jorge Ventura showed activists dancing on the flag.</p>
<p>One of the activists in the video was holding a sign that said, &#8220;Abolish the institution we need a revolution.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ventura wrote on Twitter: &#8220;#BLM protesters dance and step on American flag on Black Lives Matter Plaza in DC.&#8221;</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLM</a> protesters dance and step on American flag on Blacks Lives Matter Plaza in DC <a href="https://t.co/zIwNrFSLoy">pic.twitter.com/zIwNrFSLoy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1279518076111814656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Another video showed the activists, who appeared to be organizers, saying, &#8220;F*** the 4th of July. F*** the American flag. That&#8217;s what we are saying.&#8221;</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;F*** the 4th of July, F*** the American flag&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLM</a> protester tells Trump supporter <a href="https://t.co/HW3BcDXlll">pic.twitter.com/HW3BcDXlll</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1279537815576088576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Protesters outside the White House are getting ready to burn the American flag: <a href="https://t.co/oB7fBbbI9P">pic.twitter.com/oB7fBbbI9P</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1279566640837996544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Black Lives Matter protest in Washington DC. Speaker stands on the US flag because hating America is in vogue these days. <a href="https://t.co/ZQomRJD2UK">pic.twitter.com/ZQomRJD2UK</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1279531027963109376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>The event happened right in front of the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-iconic-st-johns-church-near-white-house-set-on-fire-as-riots-rage">set on fire</a> at the end of May by rioters and later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-vandalize-church-near-white-house-that-was-previously-set-on-fire">vandalized</a> again just a couple of weeks later.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day on Saturday, President Donald Trump released a message celebrating America&#8217;s 244th birthday:</p>
<blockquote><p>On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence in what is now known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia. In taking this historic step, the Congress proclaimed “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” Today, we celebrate our Nation’s independence and the vision of our Founding Fathers revealed to the world on that fateful day, as well as the countless patriots who continue to ensure that the flames of freedom are never extinguished.</p>
<p>The enduring commitment to the ideals of liberty and justice that have come to define our American spirit stem from our Nation’s founding. In declaring that our rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” should be safeguarded for posterity and that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” our Founding Fathers launched the American experiment that espoused freedom and democracy over tyranny and monarchy. Two hundred and forty-four years later, the principles grounded in the Declaration of Independence continue to guide our Nation forward and maintain its standing as a beacon of liberty, prosperity, and opportunity for all.</p>
<p>Over the past months, the American spirit has undoubtedly been tested by many challenges. Yet, it is in the face of adversity that our country has had some of our proudest moments of triumph. Today, especially, we are reminded of the extraordinary feats that our Nation has accomplished since its founding nearly 250 years ago. Together, we must ensure that we live up to the ideals of our Declaration of Independence and do all that we can to protect and preserve the freedoms that make our country the greatest in the world.</p>
<p>The First Lady and I wish each and every American a happy and blessed Fourth of July and proudly join you in celebrating our great Nation. May God bless the United States of America.</p></blockquote>
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Far-Left Activists Dance On American Flag: ‘F*** The 4th Of July, F*** The American Flag’

Black Lives Matter

<p>On Thursday night in Portland, Oregon, leftists toppled the statue of President George Washington, setting an American flag on fire on the head of the statue before sending it crashing to the ground. After the statue lay on the ground, another American flag was set afire on top of it.</p>
<p>The leftists, who numbered between 30-40 people, according to <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/george-washington-statue-in-portland-torn-down-protests-continue">KATU</a>, spray-painted “1619,” on the statue, which stood in the lawn of the German American Society; &#8220;genocidal colonist” and “f*** cops” were also sprayed on the monument. The pedestal on which the statue stood was spray-painted, “You’re on native land.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another flag burning, this time on George Washington’s back. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Portlandprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Portlandprotest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/statue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#statue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blacklivesmatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blacklivesmatter</a>   <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PDXprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PDXprotests</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pdx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pdx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oregon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oregon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/acab?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#acab</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pdx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pdx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/georgewashington?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#georgewashington</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flagburning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flagburning</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StatuesMustFall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StatuesMustFall</a> <a href="https://t.co/diSjnwO3IO">pic.twitter.com/diSjnwO3IO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Garrison Davis (Teargas Glutton) (@hungrybowtie) <a href="https://twitter.com/hungrybowtie/status/1273862917985693696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Matt Rashleigh of KOIN tweeted: &#8220;The George Washington statue on NE Sandy in #Portland #Oregon has been pulled down and vandalized. Portland Police officers inspected the damage. Someone left a note and a few dollars on it next to the spray painted bronze.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The George Washington statue on NE Sandy in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Portland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Portland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oregon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oregon</a> has been pulled down and vandalized. Portland Police officers inspected the damage. Someone left a note and a few dollars on it next to the spray painted bronze. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/koin6news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#koin6news</a> <a href="https://t.co/e5LYbDtvMa">pic.twitter.com/e5LYbDtvMa</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Matt Rashleigh (@Matt_KOIN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_KOIN/status/1273885631949594624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Andy Ngô, editor-at-large at The Post Millennial, added, “Antifa rioters on Sandy Blvd. in Portland draped a US flag over a George Washington statue &amp; set it on fire. They then toppled the statue. ‘Genocidal colonist’ &amp; ‘f— cops’ are sprayed on monument. Rioters have begun to build another autonomous zone nearby.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Antifa rioters on Sandy Blvd. in Portland draped a US flag over a George Washington statue &amp; set it on fire. They then toppled the statue. “Genocidal colonist” &amp; “f— cops” are sprayed on monument. Rioters have began to build another autonomous zone nearby. <a href="https://t.co/TrZkhPK9zp">pic.twitter.com/TrZkhPK9zp</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1273861696654729217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Washington was a legendary figure even in his own time. After transforming an underfunded militia into an army that wound up defeating the greatest military power in the world, through the brutal winter at Valley Forge to the capitulation of the British at Yorktown, it was Washington’s presence that gave the Constitutional Convention enough credibility that the ensuing Constitution was taken seriously. &#8220;Be assured,&#8221; James Monroe reminded Thomas Jefferson, &#8220;his influence carried this government.&#8221;</p>
<p>On June 11, Arkansas senator Tom Cotton gave a stirring speech on the floor of the Senate about cancel culture in which he stated:</p>
<blockquote><p>The cancel culture threatens the very principles of free inquiry and open debate on which our society is based. And you see other manifestations of the cancel culture all across the country today. In many cases they have adopted the spirit of a Jacobin mob in the French Revolution; a Reign of Terror trying to completely erase our culture and our history.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, many Democrats are vying to be the Robespierre for this Jacobin mob.  Look at what’s happening in Seattle; revolutionaries, anarchists, have taken over city government buildings; they have taken over neighborhoods; they have declared themselves an “autonomous zone.” They have put up a sign that says you are leaving the United States when you enter this autonomous zone.</p>
<p>The Democratic Party today, I suppose, is still the party of secession.</p>
<p>But it’s not just in Seattle; look at what’s happening to statues and monuments all around the country. In several cities, statues of Christopher Columbus have been torn down. They have been defaced, destroyed. Statues that in most cases were put up by Italian-American immigrants who were proud of their part in the American story. This was not done in accordance with law; it was done after thoughtful debate in city councils or state legislatures, it was done by mobs.</p>
<p>Just last week the Lincoln Memorial, a temple to the Great Emancipator, was defaced. The World War II Memorial, a memorial to those who fought and liberated the world of fascism, was defaced.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cotton cited the defacing of statues in Philadelphia and Boston of figures who were abolitionists or tributes to black troops who fought on the Union side in the Civil war. He noted, “Just up the mall is the Washington Monument. Are we going to tear the Washington Monument down? Are we going to rename it the &#8216;Obelisk of Wokeness?’&#8221;</p>
<p>Video of Cotton&#8217;s speech below:</p>
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Portland Leftists Topple George Washington Statue, Burn American Flag On It — Twice.

George Washington

Portland

<p>Speaking to Maureen Dowd of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/opinion/sunday/gregg-popovich-trump-nba-protests.html">The New York Times</a>, Gregg Popovich, the coach of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, an outspoken opponent of President Trump, stated of the American flag, “The flag is irrelevant. It’s just a symbol that people glom onto for political reasons.”</p>
<p>The Times’ headline for Dowd’s piece sets the strident tone for the article as it not only refers to Popovich as “America’s Coach” but also named Trump “America’s Cretin,” reading: “An Anti-Trump Slam Dunk: On the issue of race, America’s Coach boxes out America’s Cretin.”</p>
<p>Dowd calls Popovich, whose Spurs have won the NBA title five times, “an NBA legend,” opining that he is “open-minded, principled and curious as Trump is narrow-minded, unprincipled and incurious” before she segues to asking him questions such as whether “the law-and-order militaristic approach can work for Cadet Bone Spurs in the campaign.”</p>
<p>Popovich answers, “I honestly do. I feel badly for the military around Trump because they’re dealing with the guy who is the poster boy for the aggrieved wannabe. And he’s taking it out on the world and it’s ruining our country.”</p>
<p>Popovich’s flag comments come in response to Dowd asking about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s “mea culpa that the N.F.L. was wrong for not listening sooner to players who wanted to speak out and protest.”</p>
<p>Popovich replies, “A smart man is running the NFL, and he didn’t understand the difference between the flag and what makes the country great — all the people who fought to allow Kaepernick to have the right to kneel for justice. The flag is irrelevant. It’s just a symbol that people glom onto for political reasons, just like Cheney back in the Iraq war. . . . [Goodell] got intimidated when Trump jumped on the kneeling [and] he folded.”</p>
<p>Dowd continues, “Popovich says it is analogous to Republican lawmakers who support Trump out of fear ‘that they’ll get tweeted out of their office and not get elected the next go-round.’ Don’t Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham have people at home they are embarrassed to look in the eye, he ponders.”</p>
<p>In May 2017, Popovich <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/5/14/15638134/gregg-popovich-donald-trump-game-show-spurs">said</a> of Trump, “But to this day I feel like there’s a dark cloud, a pall over the whole country. It’s got nothing to do with the Democrats losing the election. It’s got to do with the way one individual conducts himself. And that’s embarrassing. It’s dangerous to our institutions, and what we all stand for and what we expect the country to be. But for this individual, he’s in a game show. And everything that happens begins and ends with him. Not our people or our country; every time he talks about those things, it’s just a ruse. That’s just disingenuous, cynical and fake.”</p>
<p>In September 2017, after some NFL players protested during the national anthem, Popovich <a href="https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/Spurs-coach-Gregg-Popovich-discusses-Trump-at-12226765.php">expostulated</a>,“Our country is an embarrassment to the world.”</p>
<p>On Sunday. NASA legend Buzz Aldrin had a different take on the flag:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every morning, I rise and hoist my American flag on my balcony. Old Glory serves as a welcome reminder that we&#39;re always striving to become a more perfect union. Today and every day, let us remember all the men and women who&#39;ve fought valiantly to defend it.  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flagday2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flagday2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/nTUx8b3P7x">pic.twitter.com/nTUx8b3P7x</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealBuzz/status/1272229118826995714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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NBA’s Popovich: ‘The Flag Is Irrelevant. It’s Just A Symbol That People Glom Onto For Political Reasons.’

Gregg Popovich

<p>British street artist Banksy on Saturday unveiled a new painting that shows an American flag burning.</p>
<p>Banksy, whose identity is unknown, included a message with the work, which says racism is a “white problem,&#8221; adding that if it&#8217;s not fixed, violence will follow.</p>
<p>&#8220;At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about the issue. But why would I do that? It’s not their problem. It’s mine,” the artist said in an Instagram post.</p>
<p>&#8220;People of color are being failed by the system. The white system. Like a broken pipe flooding the apartment of the people living downstairs. This faulty system is making their life a misery, but it’s not their job to fix it. They can&#8217;t &#8212; no one will let them in the apartment upstairs.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a white problem. And if white people don&#8217;t fix it, someone will have to come upstairs and kick the door in.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Instagram post shows a portion of the artwork, a picture of a faceless black man in a frame, along with flowers and candles, as if in tribute. In the second photo, the full painting can be seen, showing that the memorial candle is lighting the corner of a U.S. flag on fire.</p>
<p>The posting came the same day tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., in support of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. Floyd&#8217;s death prompted protests &#8212; some of which included violent clashes with police and looting &#8212; in dozens of U.S. cities.</p>
<p>Nearly 2 million people had liked the Instagram post as of Saturday evening, with most of the comments supportive. But some took issue with Banksy&#8217;s sentiment.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am tired of feeling like I should apologize for being white,&#8221; wrote one person. &#8220;I had no control what color I was born any more than anyone else did. You are judging me for my color. You have no idea what’s in a person&#8217;s heart based on their skin color or appearance and that is what we need to remember. We all need a reminder of the people that get left behind every day. We can all do better. Blanket shaming a group of people doesn’t help anyone, especially the ones in need.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In May, Banksy made headlines again during the COVID-19 pandemic when a new work honoring health workers was unveiled at a British hospital.</p>
<p>The framed picture, titled “Game Changer,” shows a young boy sitting on the floor, with a basket of superheroes dolls, including Batman and Spiderman. But the boy is playing with a nurse superhero toy, complete with a cape and a face mask and wearing an apron featuring a red cross — the only color in the black-and-white work.</p>
<p>The artist left a note for hospital workers, saying: “Thanks for all you’re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if [it’s] only black and white.”</p>
<p><em>The Daily Wire, headed by bestselling author and popular podcast host Ben Shapiro, is a leading provider of conservative news, cutting through the mainstream media’s rhetoric to provide readers the most important, relevant, and engaging stories of the day. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">member</a>.</em></p>


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<p>On Thursday, President Trump tweeted that he was going to have flags at federal buildings and national monuments lowered to “half-staff” to honor the victims of COVID-19.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">&#8230;.On Monday, the flags will be at half-staff in honor of the men and women in our Military who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice for our Nation.</p>
<p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1263600798056906752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>I will be lowering the flags on all Federal Buildings and National Monuments to half-staff over the next three days in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>In a subsequent tweet, the president wrote: “On Monday, the flags will be at half-staff in honor of the men and women in our Military who have made the Ultimate Sacrifice for our Nation.”</p>
<p>COVID-19 has infected over 5 million people worldwide and led to more than 329,800 deaths, <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">according to data</a> from the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) Global Cases map. 1.9 million people have recovered.</p>
<p>In the United States, there have been more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 93,800 deaths. As of publication, 294,312 individuals have recovered from the virus.</p>
<p>Earlier on Thursday, President Trump toured a Ford plant in Michigan. Speaking with press during the tour, Trump was asked by a reporter why he wasn’t wearing a mask.</p>
<p>The following exchange occurred:</p>
<blockquote><p>REPORTER: Mr. President, there was a lot of interest about whether you would end up wearing a mask today. Could you just take us through your thought process of why you decided not to wear a mask?</p>
<p>TRUMP: Well, I did wear, I had one on before. I wore one in this back area, but I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. But no, where I had it in the back area, I did put a mask on.</p>
<p>REPORTER: Did you have the goggles on, too, as well, sir?</p>
<p>TRUMP: I did. I had goggles and a mask right back here.</p></blockquote>
<p>The president then handed a face shield to a reporter carrying a boom mike. When he was pressed as to why he wasn’t still wearing a mask, Trump replied that it was “not necessary here,” and that “everybody’s been tested, and I’ve been tested.”</p>
<p>A reporter then asked why the Ford executives were wearing masks, and the president wasn’t.</p>
<p>Trump replied: “That’s their choice. I was given a choice, and I had one on in an area where they preferred it, so I put it on.”</p>
<p>When asked about the “example” it sets, Trump replied that he thinks “it sets an example both ways, and as they say, I did have it on.”</p>
<p>Following a question about manufacturing, a brief moment with William Ford Jr., the executive chairman of Ford, and Trump displaying his personal mask for the press, the president and the executives began to walk away. As they did, a reporter yelled out: “Mr. Ford, can you confirm that the president was told it’s okay not to wear one in this area?!”</p>
<p>Ford put up his hands, and replied: “It’s up to him.”</p>
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<p>Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Megerian later tweeted:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">New statement from Ford — “Bill Ford encouraged President Trump to wear a mask when he arrived. He wore a mask during a private viewing of three Ford GTs from over the years. The President later removed the mask for the remainder of the visit.”</p>
<p>— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMegerian/status/1263579824687210496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The National Football League aired a highly patriotic tribute to the American flag on Sunday during the Super Bowl.</p>
<p>&#8220;FOX Sports crews brought Kyle Carpenter, a Marine who won the Medal of Honor, to Jackson County to shoot [the] video that showcases patriotism,&#8221; WRAL <a href="https://www.wral.com/watch-super-bowl-pregame-for-scenes-from-western-nc/18921712/">reported</a>. &#8220;The network [put] together a sports feature called &#8216;Ragged Old Flag&#8217; [that aired] just before the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Carpenter served with valor in Afghanistan in 2010.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;A recording of Ragged Old Flag, a spoken word tribute written and narrated by Johnny Cash, played over historic news clips and reenactments of important moments in American history,&#8221; Mediate <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-super-bowl-tribute-to-american-flag-features-nfl-owners-medal-of-honor-winner-johnny-cash/">reported</a>. &#8220;Cash wrote it in 1974, a prior time of political unrest in the immediate aftermath of the Watergate scandal. His intention with the heartfelt verses was to &#8216;reaffirm faith in the country and the goodness of the American people.'&#8221;</p>
<p>During the ad, Carpenter recited part of the Declaration of Independence, &#8220;We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch the complete Super Bowl tribute to the American flag (feat: Johnny Cash &amp; Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter) <a href="https://t.co/3MjNOcu6IM">pic.twitter.com/3MjNOcu6IM</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1224128468029509632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The video features audio from Carpenter was awarded with the Medal of Honor in 2014, when a military aide <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/19/remarks-president-presentation-medal-honor-corporal-william-kyle-carpent">said</a> the following:</p>
<blockquote><p>The President of the United States, in the name of the Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an automatic rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team One, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 21 November, 2010.</p>
<p>Lance Corporal Carpenter was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force comprised of two reinforced Marine rifle squads, partnered with an Afghan National Army squad.  The platoon had established Patrol Base Dakota two days earlier in a small village in the Marja District in order to disrupt enemy activity and provide security for the local Afghan population.</p>
<p>Lance Corporal Carpenter and a fellow Marine were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter of Patrol Base Dakota when the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sandbagged position.  Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal Carpenter moved towards the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow Marine from the deadly blast.  When the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him but saving the life of his fellow Marine.</p>
<p>By his undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, Lance Corporal Carpenter reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.</p></blockquote>
<p>Transcript of the lyric to Johnny Cash&#8217;s &#8220;Ragged Old Flag&#8221;:</p>
<blockquote><p>I walked through a county courthouse square<br />
On a park bench, an old man was sittin&#8217; there.<br />
I said, &#8220;Your old court house is kinda run down,<br />
He said, &#8220;Naw, it&#8217;ll do for our little town&#8221;.<br />
I said, &#8220;Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit,<br />
And that&#8217;s a ragged old flag you got hangin&#8217; on it&#8221;.<br />
He said, &#8220;Have a seat&#8221;, and I sat down,<br />
&#8220;Is this the first time you&#8217;ve been to our little town&#8221;<br />
I said, &#8220;I think it is&#8221;<br />
He said &#8220;I don&#8217;t like to brag, but we&#8217;re kinda proud of<br />
That Ragged Old Flag</p>
<p>&#8220;You see, we got a little hole in that flag there,<br />
When Washington took it across the Delaware.<br />
and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key sat watching it,<br />
writing &#8220;Say Can You See&#8221;<br />
It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham &amp; Jackson<br />
tugging at its seams.<br />
and It almost fell at the Alamo<br />
beside the Texas flag,<br />
But she waved on though.<br />
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville,<br />
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.<br />
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,<br />
And the south wind blew hard on<br />
That Ragged Old Flag</p>
<p>&#8220;On Flanders Field in World War I,<br />
She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun,<br />
She turned blood red in World War II<br />
She hung limp, and low, a time or two,<br />
She was in Korea, Vietnam, She went where she was sent<br />
by her Uncle Sam.<br />
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam<br />
and now they&#8217;ve about quit wavin&#8217; back here at home<br />
in her own good land here She&#8217;s been abused,<br />
She&#8217;s been burned, dishonored, denied an&#8217; refused,<br />
And the government for which she stands<br />
Has been scandalized throughout out the land.<br />
And she&#8217;s getting thread bare, and she&#8217;s wearin&#8217; thin,<br />
But she&#8217;s in good shape, for the shape she&#8217;s in.<br />
Cause she&#8217;s been through the fire before<br />
and i believe she can take a whole lot more.</p>
<p>&#8220;So we raise her up every morning<br />
And we bring her down slow every night,<br />
We don&#8217;t let her touch the ground,<br />
And we fold her up right.<br />
On second thought<br />
I *do* like to brag<br />
Cause I&#8217;m mighty proud of<br />
That Ragged Old Flag&#8221;</p></blockquote>


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