Overview
- Trump proposes a one-year jail sentence for burning the American flag, despite constitutional protections.
- He made these remarks during a speech to the National Guard Association in Detroit.
- The Supreme Court's 1989 decision in Texas v. Johnson protects flag burning as free speech.
- Trump has voiced similar views since at least the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
- Both Trump and Kamala Harris are positioning themselves as tough-on-crime candidates in the upcoming election.