{"id":2445655,"date":"2025-06-10T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jail-for-flag-burners-trump-announces-huge-decision-that-biden-clinton-other-dems-used-to-agree-with\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:05:54","slug":"breaking-jail-for-flag-burners-trump-announces-huge-decision-that-biden-clinton-other-dems-used-to-agree-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jail-for-flag-burners-trump-announces-huge-decision-that-biden-clinton-other-dems-used-to-agree-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Jail for Flag Burners &#8211; Trump Announces Huge Decision That Biden, Clinton, Other Dems Used to Agree With"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-jail-for-flag-burners-trump-announces-huge-decision-that-biden-clinton-other-dems-used-to-agree-with%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, President Donald Trump announced his intention to collaborate wiht lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-america-moves-to-constitutional-carry\/\" title=\"Half of America Moves to Constitutional Carry\">impose stricter penalties<\/a> on individuals who burn the American flag, suggesting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-ex-biden-official-sam-brinton-avoids-jail-time-after-plea-deal-in-luggage-theft-case\/\" title=\"Disgraced Ex-Biden Official Sam Brinton Avoids ... Time After Plea Deal In Luggage Theft Case\">potential jail term<\/a> of one year. This discussion arose amidst ongoing protests in Los Angeles that included instances of flag burning. Trump&#8217;s comments received applause from the audience as he emphasized the principle of punishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-tim-walz-over-ties-to-muslim-cleric-who-shared-pro-hitler-film-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump blasts Tim Walz over ties to Muslim cleric who shared pro-Hitler film - Washington Examiner\">flag burners<\/a>. Critics, including those on the Democratic side, have raised concerns about the constitutionality of such measures, pointing out the implications regarding First Amendment rights. This debate is further elaborate by previous statements from figures like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, who have also expressed mixed views on the issue of flag desecration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While speaking to soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Tuesday, President Donald Trump d some interesting news.<\/p>\n<p>(Several bits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-restoring-confederate-generals-names-bases-biden-re-named\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>One such revelation came when Trump revealed that he has decided to start working with lawmakers to more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >forcefully punish flag burners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The topic came to the forefront due to the ongoing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/enough-enough-hundreds-marines-move-la-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riots happening in Los Angeles<\/a>, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-patriotism-is-on-life-support-lets-revive-it-again\/\" title=\"Revive American patriotism! It&#039;s fading fast.\">featured flag burning<\/a> among the general chaos. Trump made his feelings on the matter abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<p>Check them out below:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: &ldquo;People that burn the American flag should go to jail for one year &hellip; we&rsquo;re working with some of your senators.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4H26X3pV8y\">pic.twitter.com\/4H26X3pV8y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1932539370487112075?\">June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People that burn the American flag should go to jail for one year,&rdquo; Trump said, to uproarious applause. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s what they should be doing. One year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we&rsquo;ll see if we can get that done, we&rsquo;re going to try and get that done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re working with some of your senators &mdash; I know [Missouri GOP] Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sen-josh-hawley-calls-trump-admin-serious-mistake-abortion-pill-court-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hawley<\/a> is very much involved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I know the two senators from [North Carolina], I think, are you guys in favor of it?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boy, would this be a bad time for them to say, &lsquo;no.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A number of Trump critics under the above video post accused the president of violating the First Amendment with regard to his tough rhetoric on flag burners.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of flag burning is, in fact, somewhat disputed, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/free-speech-flag-burning_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1989&rsquo;s Texas v. Johnson case<\/a>. While the Supreme Court generally agrees that flag burning is protected under First Amendment rights as a symbolic act, it&rsquo;s not a slam-dunk decision free from scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, some of Trump&rsquo;s fiercest critics &mdash; the Democrats &mdash; were once firmly in agreement that flag burning should be punishable by jail time.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/07\/01\/joe-biden-used-agree-with-trump-flag-burning-where-does-he-stand-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laid out<\/a> by The Washington Post, has had an evolving stance on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whom Trump beat in the 2016 general election, has also flip-flopped on the issue, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/hillary-clinton-flag-burners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s to say nothing of the swathes of Democrats who&rsquo;ve historically taken up this rather popular position.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Biden, Clinton, and Democratic critics will all likely echo similar First Amendment concerns when dissecting this latest Trump decision.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a speech to soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, President Donald Trump shared some noteworthy updates. One significant announcement was his intention to collaborate with lawmakers to impose stricter penalties on individuals who burn the American flag. This issue gained attention amid ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, which included instances of flag burning. Trump expressed his strong stance on the matter, stating that those who burn the flag should face a one-year jail sentence and mentioned working with senators like Josh Hawley from Missouri on this initiative. While some critics argue that this approach violates First Amendment rights-citing the Supreme Court&#8217;s 1989 Texas v. Johnson ruling that protects flag burning as symbolic speech-historically, many Democrats have also supported punitive measures against it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Burning-US-flag-vs-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50825,56925,5471,3634],"class_list":["post-2445655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-2","tag-flag-burners","tag-jail","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Burning-US-flag-vs-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445655"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445659,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445655\/revisions\/2445659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}