Mike Pence defends Trump administration gay pride flag policy

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Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s decision to prohibit gay pride flags flying from U.S. embassies’ official flag poles.

The State Department has rejected embassies’ requests to fly the pride flag on the facilities’ official flag pole during June, LGBT Pride Month. Pence said he supported the decision on Monday in an interview with NBC News.

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