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That Time Donald Trump Filed A Lawsuit To Keep Up An Extra Large American Flag
The Daily Caller ^
| 7/06/2015
Posted on 09/26/2015 8:59:03 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Don’t say Donald Trump has never sacrificed for the red, white and blue. As The Daily Beast reporter Olivia Nuzzi has amply documented, the real estate mogul and 2016 presidential contender has sued a stunning number of individuals, companies and countries over the years, for a whole host of reasons. But perhaps the most patriotic lawsuit Trump ever filed was in defense of a super-sized American flag he sported outside of his Mar-a-Lago country club estate in Palm Beach. According to an Associated Press report from the time, Trump sued the town of Palm Beach in 1996 for millions of dollars after he was cited for flying a large American flag on an 80-foot pole, which apparently violated Palm Beach regulations mandating flags be flown on flag poles no higher than 42-feet. “A smaller flag and pole on Mar-a-Lago’s property would be lost given its massive size, look silly instead of make a statement, and most importantly would fail to appropriately express the magnitude of Donald J. Trump’s and the Club’s members’ patriotism,” the lawsuit reportedly declared, before going on to state the town’s actions were in violation of, among other things, the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. In a later filing obtained by The Daily Caller, Trump’s lawyers noted that Mar-a-Lago is larger than the White House, before explaining, “The size of the Club and its property demand that any flag on the premises be large in order to be viewed and to communicate the Club’s and Mr. Trump’s commitment to the flag and the nation.” Before bringing the lawsuit, Trump lamented, “The day you need a permit to put up the American flag, that will be a sad day for this country.”
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; newyork; repositorytrump; trump
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People can say what they want about Trump, but he is a true patriot. He's not perfect (who is?) but I believe God is using him. He is right for this country at this time in our history. I hope people see that.
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Hooray for Donald the flag bearer.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:02:01 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
In before he gets accused of plotting in 1996 to fool us all now.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:02:55 PM PDT
by
OldNewYork
(Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:02:58 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: OldNewYork
Fool us 20 years in advance. Truly diabolical.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:04:45 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Wow. This could be a powerful campaign ad or commercial.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:04:51 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Wow. Great story. He is an American hero.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:05:26 PM PDT
by
proust
(If Obama was accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict him?)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Thank you for your service.
and the post is timely..
I often tread of these home owner associations preventing patriots from flying the flag.
Worse is when a veteran is hassled.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:05:55 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(Trump stuck it to the MSMÂ….made the cameras pan around the crowd..."pan ALL the way around")
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Nailed It !
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:06:44 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: OldNewYork
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:07:14 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireally.supportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
I hope someone is keeping track of all these great stories.
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:09:25 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Trump sued in 1996 for millions of dollars after he was cited for flying a large American flag on an 80-foot pole It's yuge.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:11:23 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
It’s the biggest, greatest flag that anyone has ever seen.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:12:32 PM PDT
by
proust
(If Obama was accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict him?)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:15:38 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(If Obama canÂ’t convince Americans heÂ’s not a moslem then it certainly isnÂ’t TrumpÂ’s job to do s)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
From what I remember of the Palm Beach area, it is flat as a pancake. Sounds like Trump wanted the Stars and Stripes to be seen from miles away.
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:15:57 PM PDT
by
Vision Thing
("Community Organizer" is a shorter way of saying "Commie Unity Organizer".)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
It's yuge!
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:16:59 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: proust
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:17:55 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Like Mark Levin said.. all the HEROS are in Arlington Cemetery..
TRUMP was allowed to make money because of the HEROS..
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posted on
09/26/2015 9:19:12 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
To: hoosiermama
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