Rioters are seen burning the American flag during anti-ICE protests. FreedomNewsTV. But it was a relatively tame sight compared to many other scenes coming out of LA over the weekend.

"I happen to think if you burn an American flag, because they were burning a lot of flags in Los Angeles, I think you go to jail for one year, just automatic," Trump told the New York Post.

President Donald Trump and Sen. Josh Hawley collaborated on legislation to penalize American flag burning with a one-year prison sentence, calling flag burners "animals" who don't love the country.

Except in situations when there is imminent danger to life or property, the American flag should not be flown with the union down, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.