I participate in the weekly protests at Chapman Memorial Park in Rockland by Walgreen’s, protesting the current U.S. President and his systematic destruction of our government.

This last Saturday, March 22, it was discovered that a Trump supporter had at some point taken the U.S. flag the flag from Veterans flagpole, that is located in the park, and replaced it with a Trump flag. What they did with the U.S. Flag is unknown.  It was obviously a reaction to our ever-growing crowd of people gathering each week, and a way that the Trump supporter perhaps could “own the liberals”.  

It was a great example of what Trump and his supporters are doing, taking our U.S. flag, especially one honoring our veterans, and replacing it with a Trump flag.  There is no replacement of the U.S. flag. This prank was an act reflective of their ideology that Trump and his flag are more important than our own national flag ,which stands for all Americans.  It is time that we took back our country from those who wish to disrespect, dishonor, and dismantle it. 

Peter Jenks lives in Thomaston