Colorado legislative aide punished for Putin portrait prank

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Source: Associated Press

Colorado legislative aide punished for Putin portrait prank

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — Aug 18, 2018, 6:39 PM ET

An adviser to a Democratic legislative leader in Colorado has been punished for helping a progressive group put a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin on brief display at the state capitol building near a spot reserved for a portrait of President Donald Trump.

The prank, which made international news, happened in late July after reports that Republicans hadn't raised the $10,000 needed to commission a presidential portrait.

Aide Katie March used her security badge to allow a member of ProgressNow Colorado into the capitol with the picture of Putin, KUSA-TV reports . A tour guide removed it soon after a Democratic state senator tweeted a picture.

House Speaker Crisanta Duran of Denver said March's actions were "not sanctioned by the House leadership office."

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