In 2019, under the previous Trump administration, the State Department instructed missions that the rainbow flag may not be displayed on a “public-facing flagpole.” (Some embassies, such as those in South Korea and Israel, still put up pride flags or banners in public view, but not on poles.)

No flags other than that of the United States (and two others related to the country’s military) are to be flown or displayed at any of the country’s embassies or outposts, according to a new policy ordered by President Donald Trump and implemented by the State Department.

During Biden’s administration, several embassies took advantage of his policy. For instance, the U.S. Embassy in Nassau flew a Pride flag to celebrate Pride month in 2021 and the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil flew a Black Lives Matter flag to celebrate Black history month in 2022.

Donald Trump's new “One Flag Policy” prohibits flags tied to movements like Pride and Black Lives Matter at US facilities, ensuring only the American flag is displayed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

Sky News host James Morrow claims it is a “great message” for the new Trump State Department to block "woke" flags from being flown at embassies.

Donald Trump’s State Department is said to have enacted a “one-flag policy”, thus banning US embassies around the world flying Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ flags. The order was first reported by The Washington Free Beacon and states that only the Stars and Stripes should be flown,