State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'

The U.S. State Department has adopted a caller argumentation nether the Trump medication that efficaciously blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a study said Tuesday.

The Washington Free Beacon archetypal reported that it obtained a transcript of the "One Flag Policy" order, which permits lone the American emblem to beryllium flown astatine U.S. facilities astatine location and abroad, with 2 notable exceptions: the Prisoner of War/Missing successful Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag.

"Starting immediately, lone the United States of America emblem is authorized to beryllium flown oregon displayed astatine U.S. facilities, some home and abroad, and featured successful U.S. authorities content," the memo states, according to the outlet. "The emblem of the United States of America agreed each Americans nether the cosmopolitan principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our large country, are shared by each American citizens, past and present."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the State Department for confirmation astir the "One Flag Policy," but did not instantly perceive back.

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Black Lives Matter and Pride flags.

The argumentation comes aft the Biden medication courted contention implicit the past 4 years implicit flying specified flags, igniting lengthy debates betwixt Democrats and Republicans. 

American flags and a pridefulness emblem bent from the White House earlier a Pride Month solemnisation connected the South Lawn, Saturday, June 10, 2023, successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former President Joe Biden caught flack for flying the Pride emblem extracurricular the White House during a Pride Month solemnisation successful 2023, and successful 2021 for a leaked State Department memo that encouraged U.S. embassies to display Black Lives Matter flags connected the one-year day of George Floyd’s murder.

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The controversies led GOP lawmakers successful 2023 to present a measure known arsenic the One Flag for All Act, which projected to marque it amerciable to fly, drape oregon show immoderate emblem different than the American emblem connected national buildings oregon properties, with constricted exceptions.

Biden speaks during a Pride solemnisation connected the South Lawn of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected June 10, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pride flags were archetypal flown astatine U.S. embassies during erstwhile President Barack Obama's administration, according to Forbes, anterior to being banned by the Trump medication successful 2019. The quality was reinstated by the Biden medication successful 2021, Forbes reports. 

Pride flags were aboriginal banned from being flown extracurricular U.S. embassies successful March 2024 arsenic portion of a $1.2 trillion spending bundle Biden signed.

President Donald Trump vowed to instantly shingle up the State Department upon taking office, with 1 root acquainted with the concern telling Fox News that the caller Trump medication volition instantly determination caller officials into cardinal operational roles astatine the State Department to guarantee the section is carrying retired the Trump overseas argumentation docket from time one.

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Trump's Secretary of State nominee, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, was unanimously confirmed to the Cabinet station connected Tuesday.

Fox News Digital’s Pilar Arias contributed to this report.