The Many Flags That Flew During the US Capitol's Storming and What They Represent While the flags of many countries â including that of India â were observed, also visible were insignia and flags of various extremist, right-wing groups. Protesters wave American and Confederate flags during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the US Congress, at the US Capitol Building in Washington, US January 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo World15/Jan/2021 Concerns over white nationalism boiled over in the United States after last weekâs violent insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington DC.