File this story under the heading, EMBARRASSING!
As alleged president Donald Trump was speaking at CPAC on Friday morning, audience members began waving Russian flags which bore the name “TRUMP” in big letters on the front of them:
CPAC officials quickly noticed what was happening and confiscated the flags, but reporters and photographers had already documented the incident:
Crowd at CPAC waving these little pro-Trump flags that look exactly like the Russian flag. Staffers quickly come around to confiscate them. pic.twitter.com/YhPpkwFCNc
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) February 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/835147339442569218
And then there was this, also seen when Trump was onstage speaking:
Spotted: A guy wearing a "Make Russia Great Again" t-shirt. #CPAC2017
— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) February 24, 2017
Others on social media are convinced the Russian flags were planted by “liberal trolls,” but without proof of that, they’re just engaging in what their demigod loves to label as “fake news”:
And you believe those are actual supporters of President Trump and not liberal trolls? Thats what you, a journalist, believes?
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/bdaniel230/status/835153041926008833
https://twitter.com/Janece444/status/835163332986335233
If indeed this was a trolling effort, you have to admit it may well be one of the best in history.
–This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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