US EditionMan arrested in flag-burning incident near White House hours after Trump order
Jay Carey, a 20-year Army combat veteran, was arrested for lighting a fire in Lafayette Park, violating federal regulations after President Trump's new executive order on flag desecration.
- On Monday, Jay Carey, a combat veteran with 20 years of service, set fire to an American flag near the White House as a form of protest against President Trump’s recent executive order.
- The protest followed Trump’s executive order signed that day, which directs stricter penalties for flag burning linked to other offenses and aims to deter desecration.
- Carey spoke through a megaphone, pointed at the White House, and declared that no Congress can infringe on First Amendment rights despite the president’s actions.
- The 1989 Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that flag burning is protected free speech, while Trump said it incites unprecedented riots and ordered Attorney General Bondi to prosecute related crimes vigorously.
- Authorities arrested Carey for illegally igniting a fire on National Park Service land, highlighting ongoing tensions between constitutional protections and new enforcement efforts.
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What are the consequences of burning the American flag after Trump's executive order?
(NEXSTAR) — An executive order signed Monday calls for the Justice Department to "vigorously prosecute those who desecrate" the American flag, sparking bipartisan pushback. It has also led to questions about what consequences you may face if you've been found to have "desecrated" the flag. Within hours of President Donald Trump signing the order, a man was arrested after he allegedly set an American flag on fire in a federal park outside of the …
Yesterday Trump signed a decree to punish the burning of the U.S. flag. Although this falls under freedom of expression, today a demonstrator is arrested for it, under a pretext.
Secret Service agents arrested a guy who dared to set a U.S. flag on fire in Washington
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