US EditionFox’s Brit Hume: Trump flag-burning order ‘flies in the face’ of Constitution
President Trump's executive order directs the Justice Department to prosecute flag burning acts that incite imminent lawless action, challenging Supreme Court protections under the First Amendment.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute flag burning, aiming to restore respect for the American Flag.
- The U.S. Supreme Court in 1989 ruled in Texas v. Johnson by a 5 to 4 vote that flag burning is protected political expression, overturning the Flag Protection Act of 1968 and later bans in United States v. Eichman.
- Trump set a one-year jail penalty without early release and directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to prioritize enforcement, saying, `What happens when you burn a flag is the area goes crazy`.
- Legal experts predict immediate constitutional court challenges, while critics warn the order risks eroding First Amendment protections by blurring expression and incitement.
- The order also targets foreign nationals by allowing the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke immigration benefits for flag desecration, while observers note narrow First Amendment exceptions.
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MI Attorney Shows Concern Over Trump Order to Ban Flag Burning
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 26, 2025 ~ A Michigan attorney is reacting to President Donald Trump making moves to ban burning the American flag, saying that there are some unsettling implications with this move. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order that would put people in jail for one year if they burn the American flag, contradicting the 1989 Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson that ruled that flag burning is pro…
Is President Trump's Flag Burning Executive Order Unconstitutional?
President Trump has faced some pretty vocal criticism over the past 24 hours, some even coming from his base, over a couple issues. The first was this: And the second was this: On the second topic, the general criticism goes like this: "I definitely don't support burning the American flag, ...
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LA Daily NewsTrump’s flag-burning order a distraction
President Donald Trump understands well that it is the job of the press to cover what goes on and so he floods the news cycle with more than can be accommodated. Such is the case with Monday’s unconstitutional completely bogus executive order banning flag-burning. “My Administration will act to restore respect and sanctity to the American Flag and prosecute those who incite violence or otherwise violate our laws while desecrating this symbol of …
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