Trump installs pair of 88-foot-tall new flag poles at the White House

[speak easy]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON ― Massive new flag poles hoisting United States flags have been installed on the White House grounds after President Donald Trump said they were desperately needed and that he would pay for them himself.

The placement of the two 88-foot-tall flagpoles -- one on the north lawn and one on the south lawn -- began early in the morning of June 18.

A U.S. flag was later raised on the south lawn around 1 p.m. at a ceremony that included Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The couple was at the White House to watch the swearing in of Charles Kushner, Jared's father, as U.S. ambassador to France.

"How do you like it, everybody?" Trump said to reporters after the flag reached the top of the pole.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/18/trump-flag-poles-white-house/84257902007/

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Sparkle Barbie was there?

(Every woman on DU knows how pathetic this is.)

[dweller]

1. I look forward to the glut

of political cartoons depicting the Pisswig flagpole sitting , pirouetting upon the top or just impaled on the new lawn ornaments .


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[The Madcap]

2. Is a Trump flag going on the other one?

A Nazi flag? Stars and bars? Russian? Think of the possibilities.

[travelingthrulife]

11. Maybe that christian nationalist one that has been flown from one of the public office buildings

Can't recall which building but the one Alito flew at his house.

[BaronChocula]

4. Please see this related post

Teaser: the number 88 (as in the height of the flagpoles in feet) is symbolic in the white hate community.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220411084

[eppur_se_muova]

5. 88 ... HH ... Heil Hitler ? NeoNazis are very into these 'secret' symbolic numbers. 88 is a fave, for sure. nt

[rampartd]

6. this is the reason

[DENVERPOPS]

14. Bingo.......88

just another "dog whistle" to the Trumphumping Nazis.......They still all do the "ok" hand gesture, which is a covert racist signal to their most loyal white supremacist followers/sheep..........

[SamKnause]

7. Are the flag poles suppose to be straight or tilted ???

They look like they are leaning.

[not fooled]

8. The cheaper the crook

the gaudier (bigger) the patter (flagpole).

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[Canada Kid]

9. HEY ASSHOLE sit on one and rotate!

This mindless fucking loser puts the importance of two unnecessary flag poles over all that is going on in the country and around the world. The mentally stilted asshole has the balls and stand there jabbering garbage, and the press actually showed up for this crude performance. If Americans continue to be silent to all this shit...then they deserve to go down in flames. Just don't take the rest of the world with you.

[Kid Berwyn]

10. Meanwhile WW3 looms.

Thanks, Putin! You too, Bibi.

[Wonder Why]

12. He offered to pay for it? That's a laugh! Steal billions from the government and offer to pay for flag poles.

And DONkey paying for pollspoles? Would you trust that?

[DENVERPOPS]

15. To be sure

Trump will deduct the cost X 10 as a tax deduction for 2025...........Just like he does with all his properties for decades and has gotten away with......
Has the Treasury ever actually documented that he doesn't take the 400K a year salary like he claims???????????

[Martin Eden]

13. "He's finally doing infrastructure."

-- Alicia Menendez

[kskiska]

16. Charles Kushner

Ex-con.

[question everything]

17. Will his "crest" be next?