Fox News host Laura Ingraham didn’t hold back Monday night on The Ingraham Angle, directly calling out protesters who burn the American flag and seek to destabilize core pillars of American society.

Opening her segment with footage of recent street protests that included flag burnings, Ingraham delivered a scathing commentary aimed at what she described as “radicals masquerading as activists.”

“Let’s be clear,” she said. “The goal here isn’t justice. The goal is to sow chaos and division—and to tear down every institution that’s ever brought order to this country.”

The primetime host tied the demonstrations to a broader pattern of unrest that she claims is being tolerated—even encouraged—by progressive politicians and institutions.

“When people torch flags, block highways, scream in lawmakers’ faces and shut down public events, that’s not activism,” Ingraham argued. “That’s intimidation. That’s destruction. And frankly, it’s anti-American.”

Targeting What ‘Works’ in America

Ingraham’s monologue focused heavily on the idea that the protest movements—particularly those she claims are driven by far-left ideology—seek to dismantle not just symbols, but systems.

“These people don’t want reform. They want revolution,” she continued. “They want to erase what works and replace it with rage and ideology.”

She cited recent incidents on college campuses and in major U.S. cities where American flags were defaced or torched in protest of various issues, including U.S. foreign policy and police reform. While she acknowledged the right to protest, Ingraham drew a firm line at actions she says cross into lawlessness and hate.

“You don’t fix what’s broken by burning the flag that millions have died defending,” she said. “You don’t build a better country by tearing down everything that made it great.”

A Divided Response

As with most Ingraham segments, the commentary sparked passionate reactions.

Critics on social media accused her of dismissing legitimate grievances and painting all demonstrators with the same brush. Some noted that flag burning—while controversial—is protected under the First Amendment, a point upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in past rulings.

But her supporters applauded the speech as a necessary defense of American values.

“She said what we’re all thinking,” one viewer posted. “This isn’t about justice anymore. It’s about destruction.”

A Broader Debate

The issue comes amid a national debate over the limits of protest and the meaning of patriotism. With a tense election season underway and growing political polarization, such moments on television are becoming flashpoints in their own right.

Ingraham ended the segment by urging viewers to “stand firm in their love of country” and to “speak up” when American values are under attack.

“We’re not perfect,” she said. “But we’re worth defending.”