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How come the Trumplicans and FAR RIGHT have the RIGHT to do this to the American Flag?

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-flag-code-video-viral-1952597
Donald Trump Appears to Violate U. S. Flag Code in Viral Clip

A clip appearing to show Donald Trump signing his name on an American flag has gone viral as people call him out for seemingly violating the U. S. Flag Code.

In a clip posted on X by Patriot Takes, an account that describes itself as promoting "dedicated research monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy," the former president can be seen writing what appears to be his signature with a black marker on the fabric.

Around a table, a number of members of the public stand holding the flag down as Trump scribbles along one of its white stripes.

The clip has accumulated almost a million views since it was posted on September 12, the day after the former president attended a commemoration of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The post implied the footage was taken during the anniversary of September 11, although Newsweek was unable to verify when it was filmed.

How come the Trumplicans and FAR RIGHT have the RIGHT to do this to the American Flag?

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/chapter-1
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.

How come the Trumplicans and FAR RIGHT have the RIGHT to do this to the American Flag?
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