Under President Eisenhower’s executive order, government offices must fly the standard U.S. ensign. Trump doesn’t at his “Southern White House.”
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – The president who literally hugs and kisses the U.S. flag to show his patriotism appears to fly a nonstandard version, particularly on windy days, at his Florida resort, perhaps to save money.
Donald Trump calls Mar-a-Lago the “Southern White House” and has hosted foreign leaders there, complete with military honors, suggesting it is an official residence. Despite this, the property fails to fly the standard U.S. ensign, which under a decades-old executive order, all official buildings are required to use.
Under that directive, signed by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1959, who before winning the White House commanded the Allied forces in Europe that defeated Nazi Germany, executive branch offices are to use the official flag that is precisely 1.9 times as long as it is tall, with the blue “union” in the corner stretching 40% across the length. Continue reading.