Republicans reject Trump’s flag burner punishment

Published November 29, 2016 9:11pm ET



President-elect Trump’s proposal to punish flag burners isn’t going anywhere with the Republicans who will be in charge of writing and passing legislation next year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy both rejected Trump’s idea, which came out in an early morning tweet.

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