Vermont School District Triggers Backlash by Raising Somali Flag in ‘Solidarity’ Against Trump
David Hawkins
December 9, 2025 - 9:18 am
A Vermont school district has ignited a firestorm after raising the flag of Somalia on public property, a move officials framed as a gesture of “solidarity” with Somalis against President Donald Trump.
However, critics blasted the move as inappropriate, un-American, and politically charged.
The Winooski School District hoisted the foreign flag just days after Trump criticized refugee programs while addressing widespread multimillion-dollar welfare fraud involving Somali networks in Minnesota.
“We’re gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking garbage into our country,” Trump said last week.
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