Rubio’s One Flag wisdom

Published January 25, 2025 12:00am ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio wasted no time making his mark on the State Department on Monday, issuing an order implementing a “One Flag Policy” at all State Department facilities both domestic and abroad. No more will divisive symbols designed to appease narrow constituencies of the Democratic Party hang from flag poles of U.S. embassies around the world, just Old Glory.

“The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy,” the memo Rubio signed just minutes after he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate reads. “These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.”

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