The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles's U.S. visit, although the error was quickly corrected, a D.C. Department of Transportation official said on Friday.
Charles is also the head of state for Australia, but the role is largely ceremonial.
Fifteen Australian flags were briefly included among more than 230 flags put on display to welcome the British king when he arrives in the U.S. capital on Monday. They were later replaced with the British flag, the official said.
9 Comments
CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 134d
It's stupid enough to be on-brand for this administration, but dick-move'ish enough to also be on brand for this administration.
Was this embarrassment born of stupidity, or being a dick?
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 1 pts · 134d
gmtom@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 134d
Well they were 1/4 correct
Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 134d
He is the King of Australia too so whilst dumb, it still works.
backalleycoyote@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 134d
King of Australia sounds like a title some half-crazed drifter Mad Max encounters gave to himself.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 134d
Jesus Fookin Christ on a biscuit.
These fuckwits couldn’t be dumber if they didn’t vote in the last election! . . . Well I guess that’s not quite true. But still.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 134d
How many tax dollars did that cost?
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 134d
Not as much as you'd think. It's way more than that.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 134d
tRump surrounds himself with the absolute best people. 🤣
limonfiesta@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 134d
The Australian flag is just the British flag with a few extra pieces of flair.
If I'm DC's flag raiser and I see a Union Jack, that baby's going up.