A Minnesota man refuses to take down a giant “Trump 2020” flag outside his construction business even though it violates a city ordinance.
Jay Johnson of Buffalo put his 50-by-30-foot flag back up after the 2020 election, even though city officials say he has to be licensed to fly a flag of that size and he has not applied for one.
“I am prepared to get the fines, ultimately get cuffed, go to jail, whatever,” Johnson said, according to a report on Tuesday by WCCO of Minneapolis.
PROFANE ANTI-BIDEN FLAGS ATTRACT CONTROVERSY IN FLORIDA TOWN
Johnson took the flag down after the 2020 election but hoisted it back up in March. Shortly afterward, several of his work vehicles had their windows shot out by BB guns, the report said. Police are investigating the incident.
Police said a similar incident occurred around the same time at a Trump merchandise shop in another area of town, but they have no suspects.
According to Johnson, the flag cost $1,000, and the crane upon which it flies cost $50,000.
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City officials say they’ve received about 100 comments regarding the flag, split evenly between positive and negative reactions from residents, and one official was reported to have said they are considering how to proceed with enforcement.
In other flag-related incidents, a Montana man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation in March for a dispute with a neighbor over an anti-Trump flag, and a sheriff in New York received a warning from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel following an investigation into a complaint that his department flew a Trump flag from a government-owned boat in August.
