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Don Jr. Tried to Shame Democratic Congresswomen for Not Wearing Flag Pins to the State of the Union, and It Backfired in the Most Trumpian Way
07 February 2019
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: Donald Trump Jr. arrives for a ribbon cutting event for a new clubhouse at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, June 11, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York City. According to President Donald Trump's latest financial disclosures, the Trump Organization oversees 17 golf courses and clubs, generating $221 million in revenue last year. Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point opened in 2015. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald "Don" Jr. seems to despise Democrats almost as much as his father.
This was especially evident after Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, when Trump Jr. took to Twitter to criticize female Democratic Congresswomen for not wearing flag pins.
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word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">Donald Trump Jr. on Instagram: “Speaks for itself and no one is at all surprised!!!”</a></p>
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</script></p></div></blockquote></div><p></p><p>The American flag lapel pin came into national popularity with Richard Nixon as a statement against anti-Vietnam war protestors. Since then, it's warped into a flawed test for candidates and lawmakers to prove their patriotism. During the 2008 election, eventual President Barack Obama ended up on the receiving end of Republican outrage for not wearing the item. "I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest," he defended. "Instead I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe... and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism." Bill O'Reilly made a similar statement after 9/11: "I'm just a regular guy. Watch me and you'll know what I think without wearing a pin."</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p>Yet Trump Jr. seems to think flag pins are the deciding factor of dedication to this country, which is interesting, because he wasn't wearing one himself, nor were any Trump family members.</p><p>People didn't hesitate to point this out.</p><p></p><div id="2d933" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="B6PM1H1574874668"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093236475494305792" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Where were your flag pins, dork? https://t.co/D82txDV1GY</div> — OFFICIAL🏀KNICKS🏴ANTIFA (@OFFICIAL🏀KNICKS🏴ANTIFA)<a href="https://twitter.com/FeloniousBunk/statuses/1093236475494305792">1549482861.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="cb36c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="L3P2PC1574874668"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093228523735658497" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Not one American flag pin in sight. https://t.co/rDPhqZzCrj</div> — Cole (@Cole)<a href="https://twitter.com/TryUsingGoogle/statuses/1093228523735658497">1549480965.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="488bf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TL8XMP1574874668"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093354171179327488" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@tommypvideo @DonaldJTrumpJr How about that one? See any flag pins? Hypocrisy https://t.co/bKNKfh4M16</div> — Patrick Gallagher (@Patrick Gallagher)<a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickGman/statuses/1093354171179327488">1549510922.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="61fdc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="57ZD0E1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093358992460574720" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Wow! Look at those shiny flag pins on all you Republicans! Oh wait...
I'm not at all surprised.… https://t.co/kWBKbEnp6I</div> — Linda ☮️ 🌻❤️ (@Linda ☮️ 🌻❤️)<a href="https://twitter.com/60sHippieChic/statuses/1093358992460574720">1549512072.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Nor is this new.</p><p></p><div id="18933" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="PEJXK61574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093356262044127233" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Only trash people fail to wear flag pins. https://t.co/EXx60PToay</div> — Patrick O'Shea (@Patrick O'Shea)<a href="https://twitter.com/poshea/statuses/1093356262044127233">1549511421.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="8b8e5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WY172D1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093279708819701762" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Ya know, one of these guys isn't wearing an American flag lapel pin. I'm not saying he's a USA hati… https://t.co/sG7ntJf3h3</div> — ScotOfTheSouth (@ScotOfTheSouth)<a href="https://twitter.com/TartanTaterTot/statuses/1093279708819701762">1549493169.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="2d5cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8G93TP1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093262958191247361" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Not one flag pin among them. https://t.co/inmrYh1auQ</div> — Adam Couchman ✝️ (@Adam Couchman ✝️)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheCouchman/statuses/1093262958191247361">1549489175.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="cd870" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="53FN1X1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093510153582845957" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Dude. Police yourself and your family first. Not one flag pin among you. Your daddy didn’t even wea… https://t.co/I0qGuXF6Ka</div> — Becky Brunton (@Becky Brunton)<a href="https://twitter.com/BeckyIB/statuses/1093510153582845957">1549548111.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>They still weren't done eviscerating Trump Jr.</p><p></p><p>Many pointed out that flag pins are hardly a good indicator of patriotism or character.</p><p></p><div id="e1596" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="U08BBH1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093274217007775744" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Another flag pin American hero: https://t.co/OFSQqz24RU</div> — Molly Hodgdon (@Molly Hodgdon)<a href="https://twitter.com/Manglewood/statuses/1093274217007775744">1549491860.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="13c21" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="30J4O01574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093275519662071809" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Oh look, another republican, Greg Gianforte, wearing his little flag pin for his mugshot (after bei… https://t.co/tn3zC0b2Em</div> — Molly Hodgdon (@Molly Hodgdon)<a href="https://twitter.com/Manglewood/statuses/1093275519662071809">1549492170.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="4b95e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="N2KCJF1574874669"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093344613941764096" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr I can't find a US flag pin on this man's outfit. By your logic, he must not be very patriotic. https://t.co/SD5DlDKLaq</div> — "Read the Transcript" Political Wonk (@"Read the Transcript" Political Wonk)<a href="https://twitter.com/GrouchyWonk/statuses/1093344613941764096">1549508643.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="93625" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NE6PX31574874670"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093303849966813185" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Yes, have to have a flag pin to be a true American patriot. https://t.co/fbSI96ta4R</div> — John Conway (@John Conway)<a href="https://twitter.com/jco78/statuses/1093303849966813185">1549498925.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>And of course, the Russia Investigation—and Don Jr.'s meetings with Russian allies to get dirt on Hillary Clinton—inevitably arose.</p><p></p><div id="81d9e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="SYY1QM1574874670"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093326093690564608" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr There’s not a flag pin in this picture with #Butina but thought I’d share that #PaulErickson was in… https://t.co/ZASxvDJPGx</div> — ✌🏼Peacemomma 🍑 (@✌🏼Peacemomma 🍑)<a href="https://twitter.com/peacemomma67/statuses/1093326093690564608">1549504228.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="5a7d0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="10HJ1E1574874670"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093508206721146881" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Yeah, you guys all wears American flag pins . . . but you're really working for Russia. American fl… https://t.co/ejqNU7MmYc</div> — Harry J. Lew (@Harry J. Lew)<a href="https://twitter.com/harryjohnCT/statuses/1093508206721146881">1549547647.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="ae2b2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4T76WD1574874670"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093428184568250369" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr @realDonaldTrump Flag pins anyone? https://t.co/braaxvizu7</div> — Kevin Dunbar (@Kevin Dunbar)<a href="https://twitter.com/kevindunbar666/statuses/1093428184568250369">1549528568.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="24b36" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="HOJUY61574874670"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1093498904136556545" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@DonaldJTrumpJr Well, pin or not, we know which country they represent. What flag pin did you and your dad’s «team»… https://t.co/925Q7ZvZpI</div> — Kim Karlsen (@Kim Karlsen)<a href="https://twitter.com/kimdrummer/statuses/1093498904136556545">1549545429.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Yikes.</p>
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