{"id":828,"date":"2026-07-03T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=828"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:40:49","slug":"backlash-after-columbus-ohio-announces-it-will-raise-the-flag-of-somalia-at-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=828","title":{"rendered":"Backlash After Columbus, Ohio Announces It Will Raise the Flag of Somalia at City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The city of Columbus faced criticism from conservatives after a now-deleted social media post stated that City Hall would raise the Somali flag in recognition of Somali Independence Day.<\/p>\n

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The post, published Wednesday by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department on X, read: \u201cHappy Somali Independence Day! As we celebrate the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960, City Hall will be raising the flag of Somalia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message quickly drew criticism from conservative commentators and elected officials, many of whom questioned why a government building would display the flag of another nation just days before the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence.<\/p>\n

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller wrote on X, \u201cColumbus, Ohio raising the flag of Somalia for America 250.\u201d<\/p>\n

Journalist Mark Hemingway added, \u201cNo American government building should ever be raising another country\u2019s flag. Ugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ohio attorney and political commentator Mehek Cooke also criticized the announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cCity Hall is not a foreign embassy,\u201d Cooke wrote. \u201cAs an Ohioan, I am repulsed by the anti-Americanism here. Our leaders treat foreign nationalism as sacred while treating American patriotism as controversial. America\u2019s public buildings should honor America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ohio state Rep. Brian Stewart, a Republican, argued the celebration sent the wrong message.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Somalia is such a failed state that we need to take in tens of thousands of its citizens as \u2018refugees,\u2019 then we really don\u2019t need to be celebrating its supposed \u2018independence\u2019 with patronizing posts on social media,\u201d Stewart wrote. \u201cOne more way in which we encourage the refusal to assimilate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If Somalia is such a failed state that we need to take in tens of thousands of its citizens as \u201crefugees,\u201d then we really don\u2019t need to be celebrating its supposed \u201cindependence\u201d with patronizing posts on social media. One more way in which we encourage the refusal to assimilate. https:\/\/t.co\/V2l46urZ2G<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brian Stewart (@BrianStewartOH) July 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Recreation and Parks Department deleted the post shortly after Fox News Digital sought comment.<\/p>\n

After the story was published, a city spokesperson said the original post was inaccurate.<\/p>\n

\u201cA social media post created by a city department falsely stated that City Hall would raise the Somalian flag in recognition of Somali Independence Day,\u201d the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. \u201cWhile the City recognizes and respects the aspirations of people around the world to live in freedom, this post was inaccurate and has been deleted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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