{"id":293405,"date":"2017-02-05T16:52:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T15:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-on-kentucky-highway\/"},"modified":"2017-02-05T16:52:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T15:52:27","slug":"navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-on-kentucky-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-on-kentucky-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy investigates convoy flying Trump flag on Kentucky highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanmirror.com\/navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-kentucky-highway\/\"><strong>American Mirror<\/strong><\/a><br \/>February 3, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>The U.S. Navy says it is investigating a SEAL unit after it was caught on camera flying a Donald Trump \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d flag from the convoy\u2019s lead vehicle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A driver shot cell phone video of a military convoy traveling on I-264 on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The original source of the video has deleted it from Facebook, but it was captured by Yahoo Canada and made public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convoy were service members assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit driving vehicles while transiting between two training locations,\u201d Naval Special Warfare Group 2 spokeswoman Lt. Jacqui Maxwell tells\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/military-convoy-flying-trump-flag-belonged-seal-unit\/story?id=45207477\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefense Department and Navy regulations prescribe flags and pennants that may be displayed as well as the manner of display,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flag shown in the video was unauthorized.\u201d<!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>The woman taking the video sped up to capture the scene after the convoy passed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be kidding me,\u201d she could be heard saying, seemingly upset by the display.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell says after the inquiry is complete, the unit commander will \u201cmake a disposition decision as to the appropriate administrative or disciplinary action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Friday, February 3, 2017  at  7:21 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-on-kentucky-highway.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p>        <!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n --><\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/navy-investigates-convoy-flying-trump-flag-on-kentucky-highway.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American MirrorFebruary 3, 2017 The U.S. Navy says it is investigating a SEAL unit after it was caught on camera flying a Donald Trump \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d flag from the convoy\u2019s lead vehicle. 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