After BLM flags fly over Embassies, GOP files Bill to prohibit Political Banners over Diplomatic Posts

In what was a clear engagement in partisan politics, the State Department last week authorized U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe to fly the Black Lives Matter flag to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd in police custody. In response to that display of partisanship, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) introduced a bill to prohibit the display of inherently political messaging at U.S. diplomatic posts and limit which sorts of flags could be flown, Breitbart reported. May 25 marked one year since Floyd died after being taken into custody by Minneapolis, Minnesota police, including now-convicted former officer Derek…