CNN contributor and New York Times co-host Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses how Americans interpret the American flag’s symbolism. In a segment aired on Thursday’s CNN program “The Arena,” Garcia-Navarro says that the Democratic Party, “writ large,” has stepped away from rallying around the flag. She argues that this has led to a perception that people who display the American flag are aligned with the Republican Party.
The Washington Times and Breitbart both report the same remarks, framing them as comments made by Garcia-Navarro during the broadcast. Both outlets emphasize her point that flag imagery is not being broadly treated as nonpartisan patriotism and that, in her view, Republicans are more strongly associated with it in public perception.
The reports do not provide additional evidence, data, or counterpoints within the quoted material, nor do they detail any specific incidents or organizations she references. Both accounts present the remarks as an assertion about party associations and public interpretation of national symbols.
