An inverted American flag flutters at the home of Don Tapia, a Trump donor and his former ambassador to Jamaica, in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on May 30, 2024. (Don Tapia/Handout via Reuters)
"Scary times in our country right now, man," Aldean wrote. "If there was ever a time to speak up, ITS NOW! Make no mistake. We are in trouble."
Don Tapia, a former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica under the Trump administration and a Republican donor, flew an inverted flag outside his Arizona home, Reuters reported.
He told Reuters he received phone calls of support and that motorists honked in agreement as they drove by, though he planned to switch the flag back on Sunday.
Reuters reported that the Miami chapter of the Proud Boys posted an inverted flag on Telegram, as did a similar group called Patriot Voice, which wrote: "In dire distress."
A Trump supporter waves an inverted American flag during a demonstration outside Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Pundits and podcast hosts with hundreds of thousands of followers, as well as regular Americans, rallied around the inverted flag in the hours after Trump was convicted in his New York hush money trial on Thursday.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, also posted an image on its X account of an upside-down American flag flying next to a flag with its logo. Heritage is the group behind the GOP’s Project 2025 playbook, a blueprint for ways to reshape the federal government in the event of a Republican presidential win in 2024.
An American flag is seen upside down at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Other posts on social media referred to the verdict as a declaration of "war" or a sign of a coming "civil war," The Associated Press reported.
The words "RIP America" trended on X immediately after the verdict.
Other widely shared posts referred to the end or collapse of America, often alluding to the fall of Rome. Elon Musk, the owner of X, referenced the civil war that preceded the collapse of the Roman empire in a post on the social media platform. Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy also invoked the fall of the Roman Empire in a video statement he released on X.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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