Far-left protesters burned an American flag near the White House on Saturday, chanting "America was never great," just moments after President TrumpDonald John TrumpProtesters tear down statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore 'Independence Day' star Bill Pullman urges Americans to wear a 'freedom mask' in July 4 PSA Protesters burn American flag outside White House after Trump's July Fourth address MORE finished delivering a speech at the "Salute to America" Independence Day celebration. .

Video shows the flag being burned in Black Lives Matter Plaza, just outside the White House.

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The president has also fiercely criticized flag burning, saying last month those who burn the American flag should go to jail