American Flags Turned Upside-Down in Monrovia After Trump Verdict

MONROVIA, Calif.–City workers found dozens of American flags displayed outside the city of Monrovia’s public library flipped upside-down early May 31. It was unclear to many passersby in the quiet suburb’s historic downtown, located about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles, why the flags were reversed, but many speculated it was in reaction to former President Donald Trump’s conviction in New York the day before. Displaying the Stars and Stripes upside-down was once a signal of distress for sailors but lately has been used as a protest symbol by various groups across the political spectrum, most recently at Black Lives Matter protests....