Trump Signs Executive Order on Burning of American Flag
Those who “desecrate” the American flag will be prosecuted. That is according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed Monday, per the Washington Post . The order also includes detaining and expelling…
Those who “desecrate” the American flag will be prosecuted.
That is according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed Monday, per the Washington Post.
The order also includes detaining and expelling immigrants who do the same.
“All over the country they’re burning flags … through a very sad court … they called it freedom of speech … When you burn the American flag it incites riots … You burn a flag, you get one year in jail,” Trump said.
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The president added it is all about respect.
“I think our nation now is the most respected nation anywhere in the world by far,” Trump said.
“They call me the president of Europe, which is an honor,” he added.
In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that Flag Burning was a protected right under the First Amendment.
In his new order, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to find a case that could challenge that ruling.
She said prosecuting flag-burning could be accomplished without violating the Supreme Court’s ruling,