President Donald Trump may be in favor of jailing people who burn the American flag, but how does he feel about people who just walk by when it appears to be lying on the ground?

It’s an important question, considering the president was photographed doing just that at the White House on Sunday night.

A photo taken by Getty Images photographer Mandel Ngan as Trump was returning from Palm Beach shows the president walking past a flagpole where the flag appears to be lowered to the ground.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16.

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White House spokesman Davis Ingle told People the whole thing was “fake news.”

“The beautiful American flag on the White House South Lawn that was recently installed by President Trump never touched the ground,” he said in a statement. “Due to the high winds on Sunday evening in the Washington, D.C. area, the flag was lowered into a special container out of an abundance of caution during the Marine One landing.”

Despite the denial from the White House, many people on social media were shocked by the unintentional symbolism the photo conveyed.

Getty photographers have gone viral in recent weeks for unique photos of the president that metaphorically satisfy the emotions of his haters.

Trump (center) speaks, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9.

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Earlier this month, a photo taken in the Oval Office by Getty Images photographer Andrew Harnik went viral as it appeared to show Trump having no reaction to a man passing out behind him.

U.S. President Donald Trump stands by as attendees help a guest after he collapsed during during an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on Nov. 6.

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