No Fascism in America”: 20-Year Army Veteran Burns American Flag Outside the White House.

No Fascism in America”: 20-Year Army Veteran Burns American Flag Outside the White House.

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Outside the White House, 22-year Army veteran Jay Carey ignited more than just a flag—he lit a firestorm of protest.

Hours after President Trump signed an executive order mandating jail time for flag burning, Carey stood with a microphone and torched the stars and stripes, declaring the order unconstitutional.

“I do this for freedom,” he said. Within minutes, Secret Service agents arrived and swiftly detained him.

But the backlash was even swifter.

Across social media, Americans joined in solidarity, burning flags and calling the executive order a direct affront to the First Amendment.

Some labeled the White House itself a symbol of creeping authoritarianism.

Legal experts, including the ACLU, weighed in online, reminding the public that the Supreme Court has long upheld flag burning as protected speech.

In Texas v. Johnson (1989), the Court ruled that symbolic acts like flag burning are constitutionally protected under the First Amendment.

An executive order cannot override the Constitution.

And this protest—whether praised or condemned—has reignited a vital conversation about the limits of presidential power and the meaning of patriotism.

Yetunde B reports for Yeyetunde’s Blog .

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