Archive · 21 Aug 2025

Trump Prepares Executive Order on Flag Burning

Trump Prepares Executive Order on Flag Burning

President Trump is working on a plan about burning the American flag.

He wants to discourage people from doing it, but he knows the Supreme Court said it's a form of free speech.

Instead of directly fighting the court, he's asking the Justice Department to look at flag-burning cases in a new way.

They'll see if they can charge people under different laws, like those about being disruptive or causing a public problem.

Trump has wanted to punish flag burning before, even suggesting jail time.

A senator also proposed making jail sentences longer for crimes that involve burning the flag.

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