Anti-Trump celebrities who posed on cover of Variety magazine’s ‘Inauguration Issue’ ‘violated flag code’ by allowing the Stars and Stripes to touch the floor
Cover of the latest ‘inaugural’ edition of Variety shows Brandon Victor Dixon, Michael Moore, Lena Dunham, Chelsea Handler, and Van Jones behind a US flag
The flag is being held up along its edges by Moore, who is standing next to Dixon second from left, and Jones on the far right
The US Code on respecting the flag states that it should never be allowed to touch ‘anything beneath it’
By ARIEL ZILBER
DAILYMAIL.COM
18 January 2017
A group of five avowedly liberal celebrities photographed on the cover of Variety while holding a large American flag may technically have violated federal code because they allowed the Stars and Stripes to touch the floor.
The cover of the latest ‘inaugural’ edition of Variety shows Hamilton actor Brandon Victor Dixon, filmmaker Michael Moore, actor Lena Dunham, talk show host Chelsea Handler, and commentator Van Jones standing behind an American flag.
The flag is being held up along its edges by Moore, who is standing next to Dixon second from left, and Jones on the far right.
The cover story bears the headline ‘Now What?’
‘On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, Hollywood and the media raise their voices,’ the cover story’s sub-headline reads.
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