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2025-08-27 News & Politics
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Constitutional Crisis: Flag Burning Edict Signals Broader Authoritarian Escalation

Analyze Trump's executive order imposing jail time for flag burning to understand its direct attack on the First Amendment and its role in a broader authoritarian strategy.

Short Summary

  • Punishing flag burning with one year in jail directly challenges protected First Amendment speech.
  • The executive action reflects political desperation to feed the base nationalist red meat policies.
  • Discussions focus on identifying this behavior as part of an authoritarian playbook, potentially leading to domestic troop deployment.

Ken Harbaugh and former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman dissect the "unreal" press conference, focusing on the unconstitutional executive order criminalizing flag burning. They orient the reader by framing this incident as a test of constitutional boundaries and a precursor to more aggressive executive actions.

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Trump’s latest press conference was unhinged, capped by an executive order threatening jail time for burning the American flag — a direct attack on free speech. Ken Harbaugh speaks with fellow veteran and former Republican congressman Denver Riggleman about what this means for our democracy, and why defending dissent still matters. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Subscribe to Denver's Substack here: https://substack.com/@denverriggleman926601 Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@markallen3293 2025-08-27

It is NOT against the law to burn the flag. PERIOD!!! m

186 10 replies
@alicejones33 2025-08-27

I still want the Epstien files released.

140 9 replies
@peterhetherington914 2025-08-27

If you’re Trump and “you incite a riot” you get no time in jail, remember January 6th?

133 4 replies
@californiacat9762 2025-08-27

We're all fed up. The madman isn't in prison where he belongs.

125 3 replies
@PaulJensen-d7m 2025-08-27

You might get jail for burning the flag, but you'd just need to claim you're a friend of ms Maxwell and you'd be forgiven.

92 2 replies
@pharkinnell6028 2025-08-27

What do you get for turning the American flag into a drain like in the Rose Garden?

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@ShaRaeRingel-b1c 2025-08-27

He shouldn't be allowed to touch a flag.💙💙

73 1 replies
@Steve.P763 2025-08-27

Thanks to Trump, that flag is now being flown on Russian tanks.

53 3 replies
@The_Real_Constitution 2025-08-27

It’s weird AF to think a piece of polyester from China is what symbolizes your country

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@theresasmith343 2025-08-27

If you beat police with the flag you get a pardon from the instigator.

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