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CPAC scrambles to control damage
after attendees wave Russian flags
during Trump speech

Brad Reed
24 Feb 2017 at 10:44 ET


CPAC attendees wave Russian flags with the word "TRUMP" written on the front (Screen cap).

Staffers at CPAC quickly scrambled to confiscate Russian flags with the word “TRUMP” written on the front that were being waved by attendees during President Donald Trump’s speech on Friday.

The trouble began when some attendees took out pro-Trump flags to wave during the president’s speech that also happened to have the same white-blue-and-red striped pattern as Russia’s official flag.

Reporter Peter Hamby notes that CPAC staffers quickly realized that its attendees were waving Russian flags, and moved to confiscate them.

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



A section of people in the back of #CPAC2017 waving Russian flags — a staffer just came and demanded they all be handed over. pic.twitter.com/mZVoVUqudn

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) February 24, 2017

No joke, someone has been handing out Russian flags that say #Trump on them. And people are waving them.#CPAC2017 pic.twitter.com/CDZS5oEqyL

— Maya Shwayder (@MayaErgas) February 24, 2017

In addition to the attendees waving Russian flags, journalist Sarah Posner reports at least one attendee was spotted wearing a “Make Russia Great Again” t-shirt.



Spotted: A guy wearing a "Make Russia Great Again" t-shirt. #CPAC2017

— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) February 24, 2017

ABC News’s Ali Rogin has also posted a photo of a larger version of the Russian Trump flag.

#CPAC pic.twitter.com/Hb8JUxVfIm

— Ali Rogin (@AliABCNews) February 24, 2017

Developing…


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/cpac-scrambles-to-control-damage-after-attendees-wave-russian-flags-during-trump-speech/