US EditionMan arrested in flag-burning incident near White House hours after Trump order
Jay Carey, a 20-year Army combat veteran, was arrested for lighting a fire in Lafayette Park, violating federal regulations after President Trump's new executive order on flag desecration.
- On Monday, Jay Carey, a combat veteran with 20 years of service, set fire to an American flag near the White House as a form of protest against President Trump’s recent executive order.
- The protest followed Trump’s executive order signed that day, which directs stricter penalties for flag burning linked to other offenses and aims to deter desecration.
- Carey spoke through a megaphone, pointed at the White House, and declared that no Congress can infringe on First Amendment rights despite the president’s actions.
- The 1989 Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that flag burning is protected free speech, while Trump said it incites unprecedented riots and ordered Attorney General Bondi to prosecute related crimes vigorously.
- Authorities arrested Carey for illegally igniting a fire on National Park Service land, highlighting ongoing tensions between constitutional protections and new enforcement efforts.
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Veteran detained after burning American flag in protest at Trump’s executive order
A military veteran was detained after burning an American flag outside the White House in protest of Donald Trump's executive order. Footage shows Jay Carey saying into a megaphone, "I'm a retired, disabled combat veteran, served over 20 years. It's a First Amendment right to burn the American flag. I'm burning it as a protest to that illegal, fascist president that sits in that house", before setting light to a gas-drenched flag. It occurred th…
Veteran Burns Flag Near White House, Gets Arrested
A retired Army veteran set an American flag ablaze in front of the White House, testing the limits of free speech just hours after a new executive order targeting flag burning was signed by President Trump, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The dramatic protest in Lafayette Park drew crowds,...
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Veteran burns American flag outside White House hours after executive order banning it
Jay Carey, a North Carolina veteran, protests Trump's executive order banning flag burning by setting one ablaze in front of the White House.
The arrest took place close to the White House. The suspect claims to have acted to "protest" US President Donald Trump.
"I am burning this flag in protest against this illegal fascist president," the man shouted before setting it on fire.
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