President Trump is Right to Prosecute Flag Burning
President Trump just signed a new executive order mobilizing the Attorney General to prosecute flag burning to the fullest extent of the law.
It also activates the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke the visas of immigrants who burn our flag.
"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 our country, to the fullest extent permissible." https://t.co/5gYoadDqBj
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 25, 2025
Liberals responded by not reading the order and crying about free speech.
The order acknowledges First Amendment protections surrounding flag burning. It directs the Attorney General and Department of Justice to prosecute flag burners when they violate content-neutral laws and cause harm unrelated to expression.
Americans have had enough.
When anti-American protesters, whether they be open borders extremists in Los Angeles or pro-Hamas college students in New York City, burn the flag, their conduct causes harm.
Non-citizens engaged in this behavior don’t deserve the privilege of remaining in our country.
Consider the Liberal response to the desecration of the Pride flag.
If it’s illegal to burn pride flags or do burnouts on rainbow crosswalks, then it should be illegal to burn the American flag.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 25, 2025
And if it’s illegal to burn a dollar in protest of fiat money (18 U.S.C. 333), there should be no issue with making it illegal to burn the American… pic.twitter.com/YkpsAXtpRh
Over and over, Liberal cities find no issue prosecuting Americans for “crimes” against the Pride flag.
I'm sorry, but as long as this is the status quo, I'm not going to work myself into a state of hysteria about Trump's executive order on burning the American flag pic.twitter.com/YCeHkaR2hC
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 25, 2025
It’s not a free speech issue for Liberals.
It’s about protecting the symbols they like and no others.
President Trump’s Executive Order protects our First Amendment rights.
It recognizes that Americans also have a right to safe communities, free of incitement and intimidation.
President Trump is right to prosecute flag burning.
Andy Bakker
Executive Director
Liberty Alliance USA