On 29 November, the president-elect of the United States Donald Trump tweeted that individuals who burn the US flag should bear the consequences of their act, such as ‘perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail’. The tweet was motivated by the action of a student ay Hampshire College Massachusetts who burned a US flag in protest over Trump’s victory in the election.

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