http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-trump-rises-so-do-some-hands-waving-confederate-battle-flags/ar-AAkt5UG?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=UE12DHPActually DJT is on record as being against the Confederate flag.
As a New Yorker I would not expect him to understand.
As president elect he isn't really in control of this , and his being president -elect isn't really the signal that removes the repression.
But as a symbol for a symbol it works both ways.
Lots of people on both sides want to have Trump carry the Confederate brand , some because they want a boost for the Flag and some because they want to hang a drogue onto Trump.
So what happens next week when DJT asks everyone participating in the inaugural parade to eschew the Confederate symbology?
Confederates are not especially co-operative, that is what the symbol really means.