why do you think he’s eating it?

h̸̤̻͐͆ȩ̷̃̕ ̶͙̎l̵̈̾͜i̸̥̥̾k̷̡̝̀̈́ë̶̬͕́ṡ̴̩͖ ̶̡̰̊̀t̴̮̎̈́ḩ̶̿ê̵͈̻ ̶͇͌t̸̨̘͒a̷̙͉͐s̶̗̄̈t̷̻̻̔é̴͓̼̕

Only if it’s a gilded flag.

On the other hand, he’s well known for eating things he wants to hide. He eats notes after meetings.

I would be surprised if he hasn’t had someone redesign the US flag for him, based on his ‘vision’. So eating the flag to hide it is totally on brand.