A man identifying himself as a 20-year combat veteran was arrested in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, on Monday after setting an American flag on fire in a nearby park to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order to prosecute people who burn or otherwise desecrate a flag.
“I’m burning this flag as a protest to that illegal, fascist president who sits in that house,” the man said in a video posted to social media by The Bulwark, according to NBC News.
“I fought for every one of your rights,” he also told a small crowd at the scene.
The Secret Service reported arresting the man, who was not identified, around 6:15 p.m. ET for “igniting an object,” and said he was turned over to U.S. Park Police.
Authorities said he was charged with violating a statute that prohibits lighting a fire in parks, forests, or on federal property, reports The Washington Post.
The Park Police and the Secret Service did not report specifically that the fire involved an American flag.
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