As some Democrats mock Trump for signing an executive order cracking down on American flag burning, a clip has resurfaced of Hillary Clinton calling for a similar prohibition.
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AssomeDemocratsmockPresidentDonaldTrumpforsigninganexecutiveordercrackingdownonburningtheAmericanflag,acliphasresurfacedofthen-NewYorkDemocraticSen.HillaryClintoncallingforaverysimilarprohibitionagainstflagdesecration.
Inaresurfacedclipfrom2006,ClintontooktotheSenatefloortoadvocateonbehalfofabilltitledthe“FlagProtectionAct”thatshesaidwouldmakeitacrimetodesecratetheAmericanflag.
AddressingtheSenatepresident,Clintonsaid,“Ihope,Mr.President,thatwecanpassalawthatcriminalizesflagburninganddesecration.”
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Clintonsaid,“IagreewholeheartedlythatmaliciouslyburningordestroyinganAmericanflagisadeeplyoffensiveanddespicableact,”addingthatit“disrespectsournation,itbelittlesthesacrificesofourbraveveterans,itevensendsamessagetothe
