I am not a democrat/liberal/leftist so stop with the accusation so tiresome on these threads.
The flag belongs to all American citizens and no one should sign it.
The code is "a hope" people would abide by, a leader should be the model. I am sure there are plenty of other objects he could have signed, putting it on the flag signals I am someone who can flaunt their privilege.
But hey, his admirers and defenders no matter what he does, likes to dismiss his disdain for etiquette and decorum, so fine, let the great USA slide further down in the morass of banality and baseness.
The pot is approaching a boil and the frog is almost dead.
That is your opinion. But it is very clear that many with regards to the 911 memorial do not agree with your opinion. These people are directly involved having lost a family member so I don't believe your opinion trumps their opinion.
As for me, I am simply an observer. I was in the boy scouts for years and know how one is supposed to handle the flag. But I was also in NYC during 911 and know that putting names on the flag was part of the grieving process for many. I never got involved in the complaints about people who were intentionally desecrating the US flag, I saw that as a first amendment right. Protecting speech involves protecting speech you don't agree with, so I did not see any reason to have to agree with them or not to support their right to express themselves. I felt the same with those who put names on a flag.
I don't believe anyone would have taken offense at Trump signing a flag for someone who lost someone on 911, it reminded me of people having baseballs and jersey's signed by the player. The only reason anyone even took issue with this is because others took issue with people burning flags and intentionally desecrating them.
This thread is incredibly petty in my opinion. But like I said, I am simply an observer to this debate. I don't deny there is a proper way in which a flag is supposed to be handled, that desecrating the flag is an insult to all citizens and that like any rule there are exceptions to the rule, and these memorial flags to 911 are in my opinion the exception to the rule.