The Supreme Court has found flag-burning protected by the First Amendment, but the Secret Service said Johnson and the other man were arrested on different charges.
In a statement, the Secret Service said two officers 'received minor injuries while attempting to make arrests' and were taken to a hospital for treatment. That person was apparently released without being charged. Dix said the third person detained is not a member of the party but defended the flag-burners. 'USA! USA! USA!' the larger group chanted.Ĭarl Dix, a Revolutionary Communist Party member, told the Washington Examiner officers asked who burned the flags before making the initial arrests. As fewer than a dozen members of the Revolutionary Communist Party prepared to leave the closed park, a robust 'Trump 2020!' chant drowned them out. It appears authorities may have used a fire extinguisher, but I did not personally see one #FourthofJuly #SaluteToAmerica /9DVlT7wu3Z- Steven Nelson July 4, 2019 Here is another angle of the flag burning at the White House, from a friend filming on the other side
