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Trump signs executive order banning flag burning

Trump signs executive order banning flag burning

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed a third executive order Monday to ban flag-burning.

“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail — no early exits, no nothing,” Trump said while signing the order.


President Trump holding a signed executive order.
Trump has signed an executive order banning flag-burning on Monday, August 25, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

“And you will see flag-burning stopping immediately.”


A person burning a US flag.
Protesters burn the US flag in New York City on May 6, 2024. Jack Morphet/NY Post

The Department of Justice will be tapped to probe incidents of flag-burning.