Coverage dated August 24, 2025 to August 25, 2025

Man who burned U.S. flag near White House after Trump order is arrested

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A man has been arrested near the White House for setting an American flag on fire shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute acts of flag "desecration."

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Reason
Prosecutions Under New "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag" Executive Order Would Violate First Amendment (opens Reason)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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And this is so even though the order targets flag desecration that could be punished under more neutral rules.
News Nation Now
Trump wants to prosecute flag burning: Does that violate free speech? (opens News Nation Now)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that directs the prosecution of those who “desecrate the American flag,” but the act has long been constitutionally protected.
Fox10 Phoenix
Trump to crack down on flag burning, desecration with executive order (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday cracking down on suspects who desecrate the American flag, including burning it, by mandating they face prosecution, Fox News Digital exclusively learned.
New York Post
Trump signs executive order banning flag burning —warns those who desecrate flag will get a year in jail (opens New York Post)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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The Department of Justice will be tapped to probe incidents of flag-burning.
Breitbart News
Trump Signs Order to Impose Federal Penalty for Burning or Desecrating U.S. Flag (opens Breitbart News)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing the Department of Justice to prosecute instances of American flag burning and desecration that could incite a riot.
Salon
Trump promises jail time for flag-burners while signing executive order (opens Salon)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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The controversial practice has been ruled protected speech by the Supreme Court.
MyNorthwest
Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning
Time
Trump Signs Order on Flag Burning, Which Is Not Illegal (opens Time)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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"If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail," Trump said. His executive order aims to sidestep the First Amendment, which protects flag burning as protected speech
The Daily Signal
Trump to Sign Executive Order Raising the Stakes Against Flag Burning (opens The Daily Signal)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday morning directing the prosecution of those who burn the American flag.
Reason
Trump's executive order prohibiting flag burning is unconstitutional (opens Reason)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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There are some exceptions to the First Amendment, but they are incredibly narrow—and importantly, they do not include flag-burning.
Fox News
Trump flag burning executive order could flip First Amendment on its head with new court (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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Trump signs executive order directing prosecution of flag desecration despite 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting flag burning as First Amendment speech.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it, Trump moves to ban flag burning (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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The late Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative icon who the president has repeatedly praised, was in the 5-4 majority.
Sofrep
Evening Brief: Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Flag Burning, A Military Contractor in Germany Indicted for Offering Intel to China (opens Sofrep)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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US flag burning crackdown, Ukraine talks stall, Israeli strikes hit Yemen. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
CBS News
Trump wants to punish people for flag burning. Is burning the American flag illegal? (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
The Guardian
Trump signs order to criminally charge those who burn US flag in protest (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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US president attempts to circumvent 1989 supreme court decision which said flag burning is protected speech
RedState
Trump Executive Order: Burn the American Flag, Go to Jail (opens RedState)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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The New Republic
Trump Threatens Jail Time for Flag Burning as First Amendment Crumbles (opens The New Republic)
Published Aug 24, 2025
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Donald Trump has signed a troubling executive order on flag burning.
UPI
Man who burned U.S. flag near White House after Trump order is arrested (opens UPI)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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A man has been arrested near the White House for setting an American flag on fire shortly after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute acts of flag "desecration."
The Hill
Man arrested in flag-burning incident near White House hours after Trump order (opens The Hill)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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A man was arrested for setting fire to an American flag in a park outside the White House, just hours after President Trump signed an executive order seeking to crack down on those who burn the flag.
Breitbart News
Pollak: Trump's Flag-Burning 'Ban' Likely OK with First Amendment (opens Breitbart News)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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Trump's new executive order actually protects flag-burning as a form of free speech, targeting it only when it is linked with violent crimes.
Fox News
Trump’s flag-burning order draws rare fire from conservatives (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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Conservative commentators criticized President Donald Trump's executive order directing more prosecution of people who burn the American flag in protests.
The Hill
What are the consequences of burning the American flag after Trump’s executive order? (opens The Hill)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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Trump signed an executive order targeting flag burning on Monday - so what now?
Al Jazeera
Trump bans burning of US flag in defiance of constitutional protections (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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The US Supreme Court ruling says flag burning is an expression protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution.
New York Post
Trump’s new flag-burning executive order draws rare ire from conservatives (opens New York Post)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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President Donald Trump’s new executive order targeting flag burning drew rare criticism from conservatives on Monday.
The New Republic
Trump’s Got Some Unconstitutional Ideas About Flag Burning (opens The New Republic)
Published Aug 25, 2025
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The president woke up today in an uproar about Old Glory. He then took it out on the First Amendment.

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