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You are right, coker was the first establishment voice to come out. >> right. >> obviously there are issues, but i think that he is coming in to talk. and those are the ones that stand out. >> well, you know, it's interesting, willie, but mitch mcconnell the majority leader in the senate and the house have both come out and said in the past several hours that flag burning is protected by the first amendment. >> yeah, pretty clear on it. they say they don't like it, which is what we said, but it's protected by the first

They fly that flag again. >> for more now, i want to bring in msnbc contributor and it's a small liberal arts college. it uh puts the liberal in liberal arts. flag burning is one of the issues every tens or so. donald trump decided to bring it up. >> it is a free speech issue. my dad say world war ii hero and 92 years old. if he saw someone burping a flag, he would hit them on the head with his cane. in a way it is a hideous and disrespectful action, but the problem with the first amendment, where there is crap on it and unfortunately, it is protected. this tweet was unusual from the president...

The arguments about banning flag-burning with a single tweet today. quote, nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag, he says, and if they do, there must be consequences. perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail. a lot of folks seeing this, upset about the idea, upset about the penalties, but if donald trump can win the presidency, what are the odds of a flag-burning amendment come up? we'll talk about this now, liz smith, democratic strategist and former deputy campaign manager for martin o'malley. thank you for being with us on our daily debate. steve, let me start with you here....

Matters more, loyalty to donald trump's presidential campaign or loyalty to the united states of america. we're going to find out as donald makes these important picks. when we return, staying on donald trump. this morning, he has said flag burning should not just be illegal but americans should lose their citizenship over it. why is he tweeting about it now? plus, new details on the ohio state student who went on a slashing spree. what he posted online about how muslims are treated that may point to a motive. and i want you to look at this. a woman, she opened the emergency exit of the pl...

Choice. all of that is perhaps over shadowed to some by a tweet about flag burning. he tweeted nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag. if they do, there must be consequences. perhaps, he said, loss of citizenship or a year in jail. we are revisiting something that was decided by the supreme court 5-4 in 1989. with justice scalia in the majority in favor of free speech. interestingly the liberal justice john paul stevens against on the flag burning ruling. this was settled law. he'll have his nominees to the court and he can unsettle the law. why do this now. >> i think this is what...