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The flag fell into obscurity until the 2020s, where it came to be seen as a symbol of [[Christian nationalism#United States|Christian nationalism]] and support for President [[Donald Trump]] and his "[[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|Stop the Steal]]" campaign among [[Radical right (United States)|far-right]] groups.<ref name="Kantor" /><ref name="AP May232024" /> It has been described as "a symbol of right-wing extremism"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/delaware-man-previously-known-to-fbi-after-war-crimes-in-bosnia-tiktok-post-charged-with-jan-6-crimes/ |accessdate=May 23, 2024 |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Delaware Man Previously Known to FBI After 'War Crimes in Bosnia' TikTok Post Charged with Jan. 6 Crimes |first=Marisa |last=Sarnoff |website=Law & Crime}}</ref> and a "banner of the far right."<ref name="AP May232024" /> In 2021, the flag was flown by several participants in the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/1/6/some-history-behind-the-christian-flags-at-the-pro-trump-capitol-coup |newspaper=Religion Unplugged |first=Kimberly |last=Winston |date=January 6, 2021 |accessdate=May 23, 2024 |title=The history behind the Christian flags spotted at the pro-Trump U.S. Capitol 'coup'}}</ref> where it represented Christian nationalism.<ref name="Kantor" />
In 2023, it was flown at the New Jersey vacation home of [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] Justice [[Samuel Alito]]. Alito declined to comment.<ref name="Kantor" /> It also hangs outside the office of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]]'s office in the [[Cannon House Office Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title = The Key to Mike Johnson’s Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Office|first1 = Bradley|last1 = Onishi|first2 = Matthew D.|last2 = Taylor|date = November 10, 2023|access-date = May 24, 2024|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/mike-johnson-christian-nationalist-appeal-to-heaven-flag-1234873851/}}</ref> Johnson claims he has used the flag for as long as he can remember because of its use by Washington, and did not know it was associated with the “Stop the Steal” campaign.<ref> https://apnews.com/article/alito-supreme-court-flags-history-symbol-protest-a5415aeba90e21a86a50f8489fc54b7a# </ref>
==See also==
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