Trump proposes a year in jail for flag burning

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18. Yet he was previously for it until he needed to look republican

https://abc7news.com/news/trump-once-appeared-to-agree-flag-burning-was-free-expression/1633271/


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Trump Seems to Have Reversed Stance on Flag Burning
By CANDACE SMITH
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Donald Trump recently suggested that those who burn the American flag should be jailed or have their citizenship revoked -- but it appears he did not always feel that way.

In an interview done with David Letterman on Jan. 8, 2015, just months before he launched his campaign, Trump agreed with Letterman "100 percent" that flag burning is a form of expression.

As first reported by the Washington Post, the men were discussing the terrorist attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Trump mentioned that the magazine had a lot of problems, while expressing his shock that such an attack could have happened.

"Here's the example I'm always proud of as an American," Letterman countered. "People, to demonstrate, they think, we're really gonna stick it the United States. 'We're going to set fire to the flag.' "

"Yeah, right," Trump responded.

"And people get - 'Oh my God!' " Letterman said. "Well, no. If that's how you feel, go ahead and burn the flag. Because this country is far greater than that symbol, and that symbol is standing for freedom of expression."