The flag was reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan as a sign of protest by Yosemite employees concerned about the recent downsizing carried out as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting initiatives.

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Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.