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After former President Donald Trump’s 34-count felony conviction this week, right-wing supporters have adopted the upside-down American flag, a traditional sign of distress, as a symbol—but the flag has been utilized from both right and left causes in recent years, from Jan. 6 rioters to Black Lives Matter protesters.Use of the upside-down flag has been ubiquitous since Trump’s conviction, from his son Donald Trump Jr.
It follows reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home hung the controversial symbol after the Jan. 6 2021 riots. But the flag has become commonplace in the past decade at protests over government policy—on both the left and the right.A protester holds the flag at the Justice for J6 rally.AFP via Getty ImagesGet Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts:
We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” toreport last month found Alito flew the upside-down flag outside his residential home in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2021, just over a week after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, sparking increasing calls from Democrats for recusal on pending Jan. 6 related cases. A follow-up Times report appeared to show Alito displayed another flag used by Jan.
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