From The Hill: A man was arrested for setting fire to an American flag in a federal park outside the White House on Monday, just hours after President Trump signed an executive order seeking to crack down on those who burn the flag.
The U.S. Secret Service told The Hill they detained a person at approximately 6:15 p.m. Monday in Lafayette Park “for igniting an object” and turned the person over to the U.S. Park Police, which has jurisdiction.
The Park Police said it arrested one person in the park at about 6:30 p.m., citing a violation of 36 CFR 2.13(a)(1), which prohibits fire in public parks, except in designated areas.
In a video posted on X, the man, carrying a portable speaker, announced through the microphone, “My name is Jay Carey. I’m a retired disabled combat veteran, served over 20 years in the United States Army. I fought for every single one of your rights, to express yourself in how you feel you want to…. It is a First Amendment right to burn the American flag.”
Then he raged against President Trump for his executive order making it illegal to burn the American flag, and said no president or Congress can make a law infringing on First Amendment rights.
“I’m burning this flag as a protest to that illegal fascist president that sits in that House,” he raged.
“We burn this flag in protest to that president who feels that it’s his right to do whatever he wants, make whatever law he wants, regardless if it’s legal or illegal,” Carey shouted.
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