NEW YORK (AP) — Political commentator Tomi Lahren is getting some backlash for posting a photo of herself wearing a U.S. flag themed Halloween costume.

The Fox News commentator Tom Lahren posted a photo on Instagram of her America-themed Halloween costume.

The political pundit's outfit has gone viral on social media, provoking some criticism that she was disrespecting the American flag.



The political commentator Tomi Lahren is facing some backlash for posting a photo of herself wearing a US-flag-themed Halloween costume.

The Instagram photo shows Lahren wearing a star-spangled cape-like garment as part of an outfit that included a red tutu, a flag-themed fanny pack, and a top bearing President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan.

Some accused the Fox News contributor of disrespecting the flag; among them was Keith Olbermann, a Trump-administration critic who accused her costume of violating the US flag code.

The president's son Donald Trump, Jr. shot back with a picture of Olbermann draped in a flag on the cover of his new book.

Lahren countered that there was no violation because her outfit wasn't made from a flag.

Olbermann replied to Donald Trump Jr. and Lahren by saying that he was only trying to instigate them and that his criticism was a ploy to get them to retweet screenshots of his new anti-Trump book, which shows Olbermann similarly wrapped in the American flag.

"I knew it! Either Uday or Qusay would be dumb enough to fall for it and RT the cover of my book! The winner is @DonaldJTrumpJr.," Olbermann tweeted, apparently referring to the late sons of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.