It’s a bit hard to follow, but it appears that the artist (Bermudez) used the flag in the painting to denigrate the Confederate battle flag by associating it with lynchings. The president was reacting to a major who objected to the flag being maligned.
“It’s a bit hard to follow, but it appears that the artist (Bermudez) used the flag in the painting to denigrate the Confederate battle flag by associating it with lynchings. The president was reacting to a major who objected to the flag being maligned.”
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