Camping World CEO pushes back on lawsuits, vows to keep American flags flying

A fight is preparing for the theft of massive American flags across the country, in particular outside the world’s camping locations. The CEO of the company said they will not back down.

“This flag does not go down. This is the third city in recent years which has tried to continue to shoot down the flag. I am prison, a variety of other fines,” said the world’s CEO of camping, Marcus Lemonis.Fox and friends,” Wednesday.

The VR National Concessionaire with more than 200 locations is faced with multiple prosecution of municipalities across the country on the size of the American flags which it flies in stores.

The leaders of the city of Greenville, in North Carolina, voted last week to bring legal action against the flag of their world dealership in local camping, following a trial in Sevierville, Tennessee earlier this week.

“We had these flags for … 20 years, so it’s surprising for me in states like North Carolina and Tennessee that I take care of this,” said Lemonis.

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Greenville notes that the flag is almost the size of a basketball court, extending over 3,200 square feet. The post from which it flies is approximately 130 feet high, almost double the current allowance.

Heads of Sevierville, Tennessee, argue that they dispute with the height of the post, not the size of the flag.

“Let’s be clear: the city of Sevierville is not, and will never be against patriotism,” they wrote.

“Excessively high structures can create visual distractions for motorists, pose potential risks for security and have an impact on panoramic views which are a vital part of what makes Sevierville a destination for residents and visitors.”

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Greenville communications director, Brock Letchworth, published this declaration concerning their legal action:

“It was never to remove an American flag or the type of flag. It is a question of putting the flag in accordance with the city code. We are impatient to find a resolution which will cause the continuous display of the flag, but in a way that does not violate local laws.”

But Lemonis says that he will not move on the issue, and that the flags are his love letter in the United States, which allowed him to prosper after having had to leave Beirut, Lebanon.

“I was not born in this country. I emigrated from Beirut, Lebanon. I came here to Miami, Florida, and I had the opportunity to live the American dream in this country. I put a lot of sweat and tears in the creation of this business for my people, for the country. And it is my love letter to tell everyone so that I am this country.”

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Lemonis says that he plans to put more flags and that when he reaches a million feet of flag, he will feel ready to stop adding more.

“From my point of view, the flag is not a problem … It has an authorization from the FAA, and for me, it looks like an opportunity for the city to say that we want to control what is going on there.”