Although both flags have stars and similar colors, as do many flags, Somalia’s flag did not serve as an inspiration for Minnesota’s, Andrew Prekker, a Minnesota man whose flag concept inspired ...

It picked one from Andrew Prekker, 25, of Luverne, as the basis for the new flag. Prekker said Walz had nothing to do with the creation of the flag, and Somalia had nothing to do with the flag design.

Minnesota did pick a new flag in 2023 but Tim Walz was not involved in the selection process. Any similarities to the Somali flag are unintentional. Tim Walz didn’t select a new Minnesota flag.