Trumps Tweets that Anybody Who Burns the American Flag Should be Jailed
Trumps Tweets that Anybody Who Burns the American Flag Should be Jailed
Abbott, E. (2016, November 29). Donald Trump Praising the Act of Flag Burning on Twitter Is A Hoax. Retrieved from https://www.business2community.com/us-news/donald-trump-praising-act-flag-burning-twitter-hoax-01716271
This article provides an analysis of the tweet by President Donald Trump condemning the burning of the American flag and revoking the citizenship of the flag burners. It looks into the reactions solicited by the tweets focusing on the retweets generated from the tweet and the activity on Donald Trump’s tweeter feed following the controversial tweet. The article provides juicier details of the possibility that Donald Trump did not actually support the act. @realDonaldTrump “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag-if they do, there must be consequences-perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” The tweet generated a backlash with most Americans protesting that the act is protected in the First Amendment and that the main issue is not burning the flag but rather Trump attempting to strip people of their citizenship and voting rights. Majority of the court also maintained that burning the flag is a form of a symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
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