Independence Day in the USA: сommunists throw burning American flag in front of the White House (video)
The 4th of July celebrations in Washington, DC were marred by at least two incidents of flag-burning, In one case protesters allegedly threw the banner at an officer while it was on fire.
On July, 4 leftist protesters burned an American flag outside the White House and then clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump, including the far-right Proud Boys group, not long before Trump took the stage for his «Salute to America», — reports CNN.
In one of the incidents, the far-left protesters set the flag on fire just outside the White House lawn before allegedly hurling it at a Secret Service officer. Another policeman can be seen putting out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
The photos were taken and posted to Twitter by Marcus J. DiPaolo.
“Communists burn a flag in front of the White House, toss it on U.S. Secret Service Police, who recoils in pain. Another USSS member comes in with a fire extinguisher and puts it out.”
Communists burn a flag in front of the White House, toss it on U.S. Secret Service Police, who recoils in pain. Another USSS member comes in with a fire extinguisher and puts it out. pic.twitter.com/jqLd4DQC0I
— Marcus J. DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) July 4, 2019
One of the protesters was Gregory Lee Johnson, who had been the lead plaintiff in the 1984 Supreme Court protecting flag-burning as a First Amendment expression of speech. He had burned a flag as part of a demonstration.
Some members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, an American communist party, had formed a cordon of about a dozen people around Johnson as he ignited the flag, chanting «America was never great.»
Trump supporters, some wearing hats emblazoned with Trump’s «Make America Great Again» slogan, charged the circle, causing the flag burners to topple over. With some Revolutionary Communist group members on the ground, a man wearing a red, sleeveless «Make America Great Again» shirt picked up the flag and attempted to stamp out the fire.
In the video, he identifies himself as a military veteran.
The pro-communist New York City Revolution Club took credit for the demonstration on social media and accused the Trump supporter of starting the confrontation.
«Today, the Revcoms burnt that rag for the people of the world today!» they quoted from a protester.
Footage of White House flag burning ahead of Trump's #SaluteToAmerica
A man who identified himself as a veteran grabbed the burned flag #FourthofJuly pic.twitter.com/nJdWlMpdKp
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 4, 2019
The altercation happened just minutes before the Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump declared at the national capital.
The U.S. Secret Service reports that one person was arrested for felony assault on a police officer and malicious burning. The other was arrested for hindering a police investigation and resisting arrest. Neither individual was identified.
It is not illegal to burn a U.S. flag, but the Secret Service says the burning occurred beyond the limits of a permit issued by the National Park Service.
Two uniformed Secret Service officers suffered minor injuries while attempting to make the arrests.
Fight breaks out in front of the White House after the protest group burns the American flag pic.twitter.com/NMbBdBAylX
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 4, 2019
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