The family of Thomas Kinkade is considering legal action against the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used a painting by the late American artist to push what the family says is a message of “xenophobia.”

Entitled “Morning Pledge,” the painting depicts two children walking to school in small-town America as several students gather around a flagpole in the schoolyard to raise the American flag.

DHS posted an image of the painting on social media on July 1 and captioned it, “Protect the Homeland.”

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