The Trump administration on Feb. 11 accused New York City elected officials of “trying to distract from their recent failures” in response to their plans to re-raise the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument.

The US Department of the Interior’s criticism — which targeted Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other electeds — came in response to a question from Gay City News about the federal government’s response to a plan by elected officials to raise the Rainbow Flag once again at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12 at 4 p.m.