Gavin Newsom Pointed Out One Very Obvious Contradiction With Trump’s New Flag Burning Law

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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that said anyone caught burning an American flag would get one year in jail.

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But not so fast, according to the New York Times the problem with this order is that a 1989 Supreme Court decision said flag burning was covered by the First Amendment.

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People on social media are pointing out other contradictions about this whole thing, like how Donald Trump is selling an $180 American flag pickleball paddle.

Tweet highlights a quote by Trump on respecting the American flag, contrasted with a paddle for sale featuring the flag design

But mostly people are posting about that whole January 6 thing.

Police officers spray a crowd with flags during a protest. The scene shows tension and confrontation — Brent Stirton / Getty Images

Yup.

Police in riot gear confront protesters amid smoke, with flags and people on a platform in the background — JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Jamie Raskin from Maryland is going viral for this tweet: “If Trump wants to throw the book at people who commit ‘violent crime’ while desecrating the American flag, why did he pardon people who on Jan. 6, 2021 violently assaulted our cops with American flags-on-poles, calling them heroes and rewarding their bloody flag desecration?”