"The Trump administration on Feb. 11 accused New York City elected officials of trying to distract from their recent failures in response to their plans to re-raise the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument. The US Department of the Interior's criticism which targeted Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other electeds came in response to a question from Gay City News about the federal government's response to a plan by elected officials to raise the Rainbow Flag once again at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12."
"Asked to respond to that, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who is among the elected officials planning to raise the flag on Feb. 12, told Gay City News in a phone interview on Feb. 11 that the Department of the Interior's comment represents an attempt to distract the American people from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, the affordability crisis, and the human rights violations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which Hoylman-Sigal described as the president's personal paramilitary force."
The Department of the Interior accused New York City elected officials of trying to distract from recent failures by planning to re-raise the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument. The Interior specifically targeted Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other elected officials and suggested they focus on trash removal and power restoration for New Yorkers. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said the Interior's comment attempts to divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, housing affordability issues, and alleged human rights violations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling ICE the president's personal paramilitary force. The National Park Service cited guidance limiting flags on NPS-managed flagpoles.
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