Utah Governor Criticizes Salt Lake City's Juneteenth-Themed Flags Raised in Ceremony; Council Responds

Salt Lake City recently adopted new flags, including a Juneteenth-themed flag, which were raised in a special ceremony attended by city officials and leaders from the Black community. The flags were introduced as a way to circumvent a state flag ban. Utah Governor Spencer Cox criticized both the flag ban and Salt Lake City's new flags, describing the ban as unwise and the new flags as "dumb." In response, a Salt Lake City Council member addressed the governor's remarks, defending the city's decision to adopt the flags.