Anti-Biden flag flap may spark protests in Indiana city, mayor says [View all]

A southern Indiana group of Donald Trump supporters is planning to protest outside Hammond City Hall and the home of Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. Saturday in response to McDermott's efforts to have an "obscene" anti-Biden flag removed from the front yard of a home located adjacent to Riverside Park. (Editor's note: An obscenity has been blurred by The Times in this photo.)


HAMMOND, Indiana — A flap over a profanity-adorned flag in Hammond is prompting the mayor to muster possible police security and prepare for threatened protests by conservative groups outside of his home and City Hall, he said Wednesday.

An Evansville-based group of Donald Trump supporters say they’re planning to drive more than five hours to Hammond Saturday to protest outside City Hall and McDermott's home.

The Young Conservatives of Southern Indiana claim to be organizing a “Trump Caravan/Rally” in response to McDermott’s efforts to get a Hammond homeowner living adjacent to Riverside Park to remove a flag flying in his front yard featuring the words "F--- Biden" in large type, and in smaller type: "And f--- you for voting for him!"

A photo of the mayor's home and his address have been posted on the group's social media page.

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