(NEXSTAR) — An executive order signed Monday calls for the Justice Department to "vigorously prosecute those who desecrate" the American flag, sparking bipartisan pushback. It has also led to questions about what consequences you may face if you've been found to have "desecrated" the flag.

Within hours of President Donald Trump signing the order, a man was arrested after he allegedly set an American flag on fire in a federal park outside of the White House. Park Police said the man violated a code that prohibits fire in public parks.

The man appeared to identify himself in a video published by The Bulwark. He said he served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Army and explained that he burned the flag "as a protest to that illegal fascist president that sits in that house," The Hill repor

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