New York politicians openly defied the Trump administration Thursday afternoon by planting a Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, escalating a clash over federal efforts to strip LGBTQ+ symbols from the birthplace of the gay rights movement. Rep. Dan Goldman and Rep. Jerry Nadler joined Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal to put up a new…
NY pols defy Trump, plant new Pride flag at Stonewall: ‘slap in the face’
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February 12, 2026
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