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2 months ago

Trump Brags That He "Took the Freedom of Speech Away" From Protesters

The Trump administration sought to criminalize flag burning by treating it as incitement, challenging Supreme Court precedent that protects flag burning as free speech.
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2 months ago

Trump Fan Attacks CNN When Shown Trump's Stunning Boast We Took The Freedom of Speech Away'

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the court said you have freedom of speech but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds, they've never seen anything like it on both sides and you end up with riots. So we're going on that basis. We're looking at it from not from the freedom of speech, which I always felt strongly about, but never passed the courts.
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2 months ago

Absolutely Outrageous!' Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages Over Arrest of Right-Wing Journalist in Portland

A right-wing journalist was arrested in Portland after extinguishing a burning American flag while protesters went unarrested, prompting calls to label Antifa a terrorist organization.
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