Columbus, Ohio faces backlash for raising Somali flag at City Hall

The city of Columbus, Ohio, home to the largest Somali population in the United States, is facing backlash on social media over a post celebrating the raising of the Somali flag.

“Happy Somali Independence Day!” Columbus Rec & Parks department Published on X on Wednesday. “City Hall will raise the Somali flag as we celebrate the unification of the Somaliland Trust Territory and the State of Somaliland as the Republic of Somalia in 1960.”

The post was quickly adopted by conservatives. social mediaMany people wonder why the city of Columbus is celebrating Somalia’s independence so strongly, especially given its proximity to the 250th anniversary of American independence.

“Columbus, Ohio raises Somali flag for America 250,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said. Published on X.

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Journalist Mark Hemingway said, “No American government building should ever raise the flag of another country.” Published on X. “Ah.”

“City Hall is not a foreign embassy,” said lawyer and political commentator Mehek Cooke Published on X. “As an Ohioan, I am disgusted by the anti-Americanism here. Our leaders regard American patriotism as controversial while enshrining foreign nationalism. America’s public buildings should honor America.”

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Brigitte Gabriel, founder of ACT for America: “This is AMERICA, not Little Somalia” Published on X. “Flying the Somali flag at the city hall is not a ‘celebration’. It is a cultural surrender. Other nations are not parallel cultures that will dominate ours. Remove that flag. Dismiss the officials who demand it.”

“Excuse me?” Luke Rosiak, a Daily Wire investigative reporter who has reported extensively on emerging fraud concerns in the Somali community in Columbus. Published on X

“Why is Columbus, Ohio, celebrating the ‘unification of the Somaliland Trust Territory…’ this week as America turns 250?” Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman Published on X “They all need to go back. They love third world countries so much, send them back. Strip them of their citizenship and deport them.”

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Skyline view of Columbus, Ohio (Matt Kazmierski via Getty Images)

“One more way to encourage refusal to assimilate.” Ohio Republican State Representative Brian Stewart Published on X

Fox News Digital has reached out to the city of Columbus for comment.