'It Was Appalling'  CT Dem Under Fire for Kneeling During Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meeting
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Date: 2018-07-25

'It Was Appalling'  CT Dem Under Fire for Kneeling During Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meeting | fox news inside
A Connecticut city official is under fire for taking a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance to protest President Trump.

Haddam Selectman Melissa Schlag, a Democrat, took a knee as the pledge was recited during a July 16 Board of Selectman meeting.

In a letter posted on Facebook, Schlag listed a number of reasons for why she knelt, including Trump's comments on Russia's election meddling during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the migrant family separation crisis.
Many Haddam residents took issue with Schlag's demonstration, and veterans are expected to attend the next meeting to express their displeasure, Fox 61 reported.

On "Fox & Friends," Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst called on Schlag to resign immediately.