The Democrats are on the back foot nationally after their crushing defeat in November 2024 and the immediate actions of President Trump from the Oval Office to defeat their anti-American agenda. But to put up a mock fight of a show, they are turning to antics in the states they run. In the blue state of Washington, for example, the Democrats have moved the legislature to remove George Washington from the state flag.
The House Bill (HB) 1938 was introduced in the State House of WA by three Democrat members – Strom Peterson, Julia Reed, and Greg Nance – on February 11 under the title “Creating the Washington state flag redesign committee.” The committee will be tasked with redesigning the state flag so as to remove George Washington’s image from it as well as make other changes.
As reported on One America News (February 18), the Democrats starting this effort to cancel George Washington from the state’s representative flag have claimed that the flag is “aesthetically-unpleasant” or in simple terms, not easy on the eyes because it is too complex. The bill’s text also reads:
“Additionally, while George Washington is an important national figure, he has limited historical connection to the state itself. This makes his image less meaningful as a symbol for the state.”
The Democrats reportedly want a flag that represents the state’s resources as well as its “shared history and diverse cultural communities.”
Daily Mail called it a “woke plot to axe face of founding father” from the flag of Washington. Reminding that this attack by the Democrats on America’s First President is not new:
Earlier in 2024, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced plans to remove a statue of Washington from his city hall, before backpedaling.
Conservatives on social media reacted to the news by condemning the Democrats as anti-American.
Some conservatives called for action to stop Democrats from changing the state flag. One post wrote: “Now is the time to speak up before we have an Islamic symbol on our state flag.”
The Republicans of the State Senate questioned the move on their official X (Twitter) page by reminding the steep decline of the state under Democrat leadership on issues like homelessness, crime, corruption, and living costs.
Flags have historically represented the jurisdiction or authority of a nation or a group of people over a marked territory. In a war, raising one’s own flag over a territory means it is claimed by the people represented by the flag. Democrats seem to know this significance all too well. That is why they replaced the old flag of Minnesota last year with a redesigned one that resembles the flag of Somalia.
It is to be seen what kind of a flag they create for Washington. For now, it seems the Democrats are reacting like pissed teenagers to the big measures taken by the Trump administration to dismantle the anti-American leftist machinery. Removing George Washington, a historical figure symbolizing liberty and patriotism, from the state flag is likely the beginning of a Democrat resistance on the level of symbols.