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Jun 16, 2020 · On June 10, 2020, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented Philonise Floyd, a brother to George Floyd, a folded American flag — a gesture that's exclusively for honoring veterans. Rating:...
- No Limitations on Who Can Receive Flag
- Other Cases of Flag Gifting
- Our Rating: Partly False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
TheU.S. Flag Codedoes not mention who can gift or receive a folded flag. The architect of the Capitol has a Capitol Flag Programthat began in 1937, after a member of Congress requested that a flag be flown over the Capitol. The program expanded to honor national holidays, special events and work by schools and civic organizations. According to the ...
Drew Hammill, Pelosi's deputy chief of staff, confirmed to USA TODAY via phone that members of Congress routinely request flags through the Capitol Flag Program and that the claim in the post is not true. In 2016, then-Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., gifted Citrus Ridge: A Civics Academy in Davenport a flag after the school's grand opening ceremony, The ...
While it is true that Pelosi presented George Floyd’s brother with a folded flag on the day of his House testimony, it is false to say that folded flags are reserved exclusively for veterans. It is common for members of Congress to present flags as gifts and there is no evidence to support the assertion that the flag is only reserved for fallen vet...
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Flag ProgramCommittee on House Administration, House Members Congressional Handbook- Fact Check Reporter
Jun 22, 2020 · Social media users have been sharing content online that claims the folded flag, which Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presented to the family of George Floyd,should be reserved for those...
Jun 18, 2020 · Philonise Floyd — the brother of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis in late May — testified before the House Judiciary Committee on June 10 during a hearing on...
Jun 15, 2020 · The image shows Pelosi and a member of her staff presenting an American flag, folded into a triangle within a display case, to Philonise Floyd and the Floyd family’s attorney, Ben Crump....
Jun 17, 2020 · The day after George Floyd’s funeral, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gifted Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, with a folded American flag. “May this flag, which flew over the...
Jun 15, 2020 · Who Is the Floyd Family’s Lawyer? Benjamin Crump, known as “the black Gloria Allred,” represents families whose loved ones are killed by cops. By Tyler Foggatt