Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, will be handing out U.S. flags to Republican senators ahead of President Donald Trump’s joint Congressional speech, the senator told Fox News in an interview.
“We have enough for every Republican senator,” he said of the flags.
“The idea is very simple. Look, I came to this country from somewhere else. I became a naturalized citizen. I stood in front of a really angry Marine who put his finger in my face and said, ‘You better remember that you only bow to one flag.’ And I think the idea that we have Democrats that bring the flags of other countries into the chamber is a disgrace.”
“So they’re going to do that, and they take a moment to try to make a show about why we should care more about some foreign land that most Ohioans don’t know where it is,” he continued. “Then it’s going to be an opportunity for Republicans to remind the country that we stand with America.”
Moreno said they are “little flags” that can fit into lawmakers’ jacket pockets, adding the “idea is to show patriotism.”
“I think American politicians should only honor and respect the American flag and no other flag,” he said.