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Amid recent poll numbers showing a sharp decline in national pride, a new report by NBC News<\/u> has revealed that many Americans now associate the U.S. flag with President Donald Trump and essentially consider it a \u201cMAGA hat on a stick.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As NBC\u2019s Corky Siemaszko writes, whether or not to fly the flag was \u201cnever a question\u201d for many Americans who, over the course of Trump\u2019s two administrations, have become skeptical of just that. Ciemaszko spoke with Bruce Watson, for example, \u201cwho has put his national pride on display for years \u2014 and nudges neighbors in his small New England town to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud of our flag,\u201d Watson told NBC. \u201cIt\u2019s the symbol of \u2018We, the People.\u201d But, writes Siemaszko, \u201cas the polarized nation marks its 250th birthday, Watson, 72, worries his Stars and Stripes may now need an asterisk.\u201d As Watson put it, \u201cIf we do fly the flag, we will also put out signs to make it clear that we are not MAGA.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Siemaszko, Watson represents a growing number of people for whom the American flag has \u201cbeen tangled up in politics and the policies of President Donald Trump.\u201d This comes as surveys show a sharp decline<\/u> in national pride and optimism for the country\u2019s future over the past year, and \u201clike Watson, some say the flag can be taken as an endorsement of the current administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to this growing national angst, writes Siemaszko, \u201cRather than not fly the flag, several readers said they plan to show their patriotism \u2014 and protest Trump \u2014 by flying it upside down to signal that the country is in distress.\u201d As Des Moines, Iowa, resident Dina Bannick put it, \u201cDonald Trump has turned everything upside down, so it makes sense our flag should be upside down. It\u2019s a shame. We used to be a proud nation. Now, our country is in distress.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Some, rather than fly the U.S. flag, have decided to use an alternative flag. Master Sgt. Frank Chappell of the Air National Guard \u2014 a religious affairs airman and provides crisis counseling and spiritual care for people from all faiths or none \u2014 said he plans to fly the flag again \u201conce I believe that the states are more united in vision, tolerance and empathy toward our fellow Americans.\u201d In the meantime, Chappell is flying the flag of his home state, Pennsylvania, explaining, \u201cPart of what makes us Americans is that we can meet in the middle, we can come together in the center and find things we can all agree on. But what Trump has been doing, through some of his rhetoric and policies, is driving a wedge between Americans, dividing us even further.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to one Philadelphia woman, while her father insists on flying the flag, \u201cIf it were up to me and my mom, we\u2019d be flying the Pride flag or the Philadelphia Eagles flag, instead. I love our country, but I\u2019m not feeling very proud of our country right now.\u201d <\/p>\n

And according to Siemaszko, “As a Rhode Island teacher, who asked not to be identified to protect her family, said she, too, is flying alternate flags \u2014 the rainbow pride flag and the banner of her beloved New England Patriots. \u2018I was always patriotic, flew the flag, wore red, white and blue with flags and fireworks all summer,\u2019 she said. \u2018Now, I\u2019ve watched Trump and MAGA turn the flag into a symbol of intolerance and hate.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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