President Trump signed an executive order Monday targeting the burning of the American flag, an act of political protest the Supreme Court has ruled is protected under the First Amendment.

The big picture: The order does not outright criminalize burning the American flag but directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to prioritize enforcement against cases of "flag desecration" where existing laws were violated. • Those could include violent crimes, crimes against property, illegal discrimination and other violations, per the order.

Driving the news: "If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing," Trump said while signing the executive order. • The executive order said that the administration will "act to restore respect and sanctity to the American Flag and prose

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