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Biden Agrees to Ban LGBTQ Pride Flags at US Embassies Republican leader touts ban on rainbow emblem as GOP win
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Damn. I can see the Biden was forced to do this by Repug BIGOTS--to keep Gov open.
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Biden Agrees to Ban LGBTQ Pride Flags at US Embassies
Republican leader touts ban on rainbow emblem as GOP win
Display of banner is flashpoint for some social conservatives
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/lgbtq-pride-flags-banned-at-us-embassies-in-1-2t-spending-plan-backed-by-biden
By Mike Dorning
March 21, 2024 at 12:36 PM CDT
President Joe Biden agreed to ban US embassies from flying the LGBTQ pride flag as part of a $1.2 trillion spending deal to keep most US government agencies open through Sept. 30.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has been promoting the flag prohibition, which was tucked into the funding agreement, as a victory for Republicans as he tries to rally support for the measure within his party.
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Biden Agrees to Ban LGBTQ Pride Flags at US Embassies Republican leader touts ban on rainbow emblem as GOP win (Original Post)
riversedge
Mar 22
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RKP5637
(67,108 posts)1. FFS!
Irish_Dem
(47,058 posts)2. The GOP did this on purpose to set up Biden.
To put him in a no win situation with his base.
Not the first time.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,993 posts)3. Fucking blackmail.
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)4. It's only for the life of the funding bill... Sept. 30.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/03/21/white-house-agrees-to-ban-pride-flags-at-us-embassies-in-spending-bill-deal/?sh=43a474af5c24
None of the funds made available by the bill can be spent to fly or display flags other than the American flag and other eligible flags at U.S. State Department facilities, a rule that will last for the length of the funding bill, which expires on Sept. 30.
It was allowed under Obama, denied under TSF, back on with Biden, and will be swiftly put back in place when we kick out the GQP.
None of the funds made available by the bill can be spent to fly or display flags other than the American flag and other eligible flags at U.S. State Department facilities, a rule that will last for the length of the funding bill, which expires on Sept. 30.
It was allowed under Obama, denied under TSF, back on with Biden, and will be swiftly put back in place when we kick out the GQP.
snowybirdie
(5,227 posts)5. Joe should make
this blackmail a talking point in his campaign. Let everyone know the stupidity and hypocrisy of those who say they have fiscal responsibility in mind.