Was Obama rude to wounded veterans during a visit to the National Naval Medical Center?
A chain e-mail that makes such a claim gets several facts wrong and is disputed by an official who was present at the meeting.
In 2007, $4.7 million worth of American flags were imported by the United States, the vast majority of that amount ($4.3 million) from China. The U.S. exported $2.4 million in U.S. flags that year, with half going to Mexico.
Source: Census Bureau
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