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D EFENDING THE F LAG

have been fighting battles over flying the American flag. Can
Iyou believe it? At my California golf club, Trump National
Golf Club/Los Angeles, I put up a big American flag and built a
flagpole specifically for that purpose. Suddenly they were saying
it was too big. Too big? Too big for what? It faces the Pacific
Ocean! I think the Pacific Ocean can handle it. I never thought
that flying the American flag on American soil would be consid-
ered subversive, but that’s what it amounted to. Although there
will always be some small-minded people who have a complaint
to make.
They made their complaints, but then came the backlash.
Everyone rallied to my side—in defense of keeping the beautiful
American flag waving. The publicity was terrific, not only for
patriotism but for my property. Suddenly everyone knew about
this beautiful golf course that fronts the Pacific Ocean, and
everyone knew that the American flag meant enough to me to
go to battle for it. I didn’t have to do much persuading to keep
the flag—the uproar that ensued did the persuading for me.

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