U.S. Embassy In South Korea Removes Its Black Lives Matter Banner
![The U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, draped a Black Lives Matter banner on its building over the weekend "in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change."](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/06/15/ap_20166404609759_wide-f7d53a25d282c1054a842dd093e27a209ab2b2b2.jpg?s=600)
According to multiple news reports, the banner was taken down after President Trump and senior State Department officials expressed displeasure with it.
(Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)
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