Veteran and Trump supporter confronts Communists burning American flag in front of the White House

A small scuffle ensued with a pro-Communist group lit an American flag on fire in front of the White House and a veteran Trump supporter confronted them over it.

Footage of White House flag burning ahead of Trump's #SaluteToAmerica

A man who identified himself as a veteran grabbed the burned flag #FourthofJuly pic.twitter.com/nJdWlMpdKp

— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 4, 2019

The altercation happened just minutes before the Fourth of July celebration that President Donald Trump declared at the national capital.

Video of the altercation was posted on social media [caution, some strong language]:

The man grabbed the American flag away from the communists and put out the flames. He wore a red shirt with the Trump campaign motto, "Make America Great Again."

In the video, he identifies himself as a military veteran.

The pro-communist New York City Revolution Club took credit for the demonstration on social media and accused the Trump supporter of starting the confrontation.

"Today, the Revcoms burnt that rag for the people of the world today!" they quoted from a protester.

Police threw a veteran & member of the Revolution club on the ground after expressing his constitutional right to burn a flag.

Thank HIM for his service to humanity! #JULY4BURNFLAG #TrumpParade#July4th2019 pic.twitter.com/1iWdPURALc

— NYC Revolution Club (@NYCRevClub) July 4, 2019

The communist account also indicated that one of their members was arrested by Capitol police over the altercation. 

Here's another video of the scuffle: 

Fight breaks out in front of the White House after the protest group burns the American flag pic.twitter.com/NMbBdBAylX

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 4, 2019