GOP representative blames swastika flag in his office on a ‘ruse’

Several Republican Hill offices received American flags bearing “obscured” swastika symbols, Rep. Dave Taylor said a day after an image surfaced of one hanging in his office.

Taylor, an Ohio Republican, said in a statement Thursday that it was part of an orchestrated campaign.

“Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he said. “My office was among those that were subjected to this ruse.”

In February, similar flags were delivered via the…

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