Democrat Official Melissa Schlag Criticized for Kneeling During Pledge of Allegiance

Connecticut Republican candidate for governor says she should resign

American Flags are waved by the crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Sept. 22, 2001. Stephen Dunn/Allsport

A Republican candidate for governor said that a Connecticut lawmaker who was seen taking a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance during a meeting should resign.

Melissa Schlag, a Democratic selectwoman from Haddam, Connecticut, took a knee during a Board of Selectmen meeting on July 16, which was caught on video.