Milford Has Fallen: Upside Down American Flag Flown Outside Mattress Firm

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Milford Has Fallen: Upside Down American Flag Flown Outside Mattress Firm

"It's a distress signal," said property owner Kevin Meehan, a reference to political strife partially tied to Donald Trump's conviction.

By Neal McNamara , Patch Staff
Jun 3, 2024 11:19 am EDT | Updated Jun 3, 2024 1:07 pm EDT


The upside down U.S. flag paired with the flag of Israel pictured at the Fortune Boulevard shopping plaza. (Courtesy photo)

MILFORD, MA — A prominent local businessman flew an upside down American flag at one of his Milford shopping plazas over the weekend, which he said was his way of sending a message about a "nation in distress" in the wake of the conviction last week of former president Donald Trump.

The upside down flag was hoisted — paired with the flag of Israel — behind the Mattress Firm store at the Lowe's plaza along Fortune Boulevard. Through an LLC, Imperial Cars owner Kevin Meehan owns the shopping center.

In an interview Monday, Meehan said he's received hundreds of calls about the display, allowing him to have conversations about what he sees as major problems in the U.S. — everything from "being invaded" by millions of migrant refugees to President Joe Biden's age and endless spending in Ukraine. He also flew flags outside his Mendon car dealerships upside down.

"We’re a nation in distress," he said. "We’re at the end, this is 1930 f---ing Germany with Hitler."

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[Traildogbob]

1. Projection ass holes

Your damn straight we are in distress. The GQP needs to burn to the fucking ground. As well as its messenger media. Really sick of my service being shit on.

[keithbvadu2]

2. Trump is the Nazi's hero, not Biden.

[Freddie]

3. Nothing quite like pissing off potential customers

If I see a TFG or similar sign/banner/flag at a business I will NEVER patronize that business no matter how long ago the offensive sign was taken down. I’m not the only one.

[FSogol]

4. Are those store individual franchises or part of a corporate org? Any comment from the main office? n/t

[MOMFUDSKI]

5. I see it differently. Flying our flag upside down

is a signal of National distress. I would ask the owner what, exactly, they are trying to communicate.

[Ritabert]

6. Instant boycott of that store

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. It's not the store's flag. NT

[AHan]

8. Boycott Meehan, not that store

Meehan is the landlord. He owns the Imperial car dealerships in the Milford area. That's who you would boycott. That said, complaints to that Mattress Firm location will drive them to ask the landlord to remove the flag at least.