Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States Flag Code states. The symbol of protest was done by park staffers, media outlets report. The practice dates ...

An American flag was hung upside down on El Capitan at Yosemite National Park on Saturday following the firing of about 1,000 National Park Service employees by the Trump administration.

An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...