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8. Oh my - Remember THESE from the 2017 CPAC...

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 01:46 PM

Mar 2022

TFG's supporters holding mini-Russian flags emblazoned with his name? It was a great gag by two known political pranksters.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5cO5EMWgAAvEO_?format=jpg&name=small

Photos also show a young man wearing a red shirt and a visor as he distributed the flags before Trump’s speech.

The culprit was identified as liberal activist Ryan Clayton, who told BuzzFeed News that he spoke with a fake Russian accent as he told CPAC attendees: “Trump and Putin great leaders, yes?”

An accomplice in the stunt, Jason Charter, said he and Clayton gave away about 1,000 flags.

“Most people saw Trump’s name on the flags and didn’t give a second thought to the fact that they were Russian,” Charter told BuzzFeed.

Both men are members of “Americans Take Action,” a self-styled “network of populists” whose Web site calls for Trump’s impeachment.

https://nypost.com/2017/02/24/trump-supporters-unwittingly-wave-russian-flags-at-cpac/

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Please help me locate these flags for a Battle of the Flags [View all] wnylib Mar 2022 OP

Not sure SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

Here you go... ZenDem Mar 2022 #2

Thanks. They are larger than what wnylib Mar 2022 #5

Try this search... ZenDem Mar 2022 #6

Thanks. I just updated the OP. I found that both wnylib Mar 2022 #7

Amazon has them. Do a search for small Ukrainian flag. rsdsharp Mar 2022 #3

Yes Russia's flag consists of horizontal equal stripes of white, blue and red as you describe. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #4

Oh my - Remember THESE from the 2017 CPAC... Totally Tunsie Mar 2022 #8