Although the Supreme Court has declared flag burning to be a constitutionally protected form of free speech, Donald Trump said Tuesday he still wants to make the practice illegal. "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag," the president-elect tweeted Tuesday. "If they do, there must be consequences perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!"
It's not known what inspired Trump's condemnation of flag burning, or whether he will call on Congress to attempt a new law banning it.
While the Supreme Court has upheld flag burning, Trump will have at least one appointment to that body and has a chance to alter the court's ideological direction.
Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016