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Most people saw Trumps name on the flags and didnt give a second thought to the fact that they were Russian, one of the pranksters told BuzzFeed News.
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Two members of the group Americans Take Action, Jason Charter and Ryan Clayton, took responsibility for the prank.
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Clayton told BuzzFeed News he affected a Borat-esque Russian accent while handing out some flags while saying things like Trump and Putin great leaders, yes? Here he is with a flag.
Link to tweet
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And heres Charter distributing flags outside after he was escorted from the convention.
Charter said they arrived with about 1,000 flags and left with none.
Most people saw Trumps name on the flags and didnt give a second thought to the fact that they were Russian, Charter said. Some attendees did refuse the flags, though.
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/someone-handed-out-pro-trump-russian-flags-at-cpac?utm_term=.cy48N5gA1#.kjZWlnMoE
samnsara
(17,570 posts)...of this. Hope Rachael interviews them!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Posted by struggle4progress: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028702999
sheshe2
(83,341 posts)What a hoot~
Skittles
(152,964 posts)YES INDEED
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,776 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)http://www.snopes.com/2017/02/24/trump-russian-flags-confiscated-at-cpac/
Merlot
(9,696 posts)Reminds me of my favorite pranksters, the Yes Men.
wildeyed
(11,240 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)FakeNoose
(32,351 posts)When will they be available on Amazon (dot) com?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)sagetea
(1,363 posts)Welcome to DU!
sage
panader0
(25,816 posts)I mean, the guy is wearing a Resist Trump shirt.
This stunt is a howler...
malaise
(267,823 posts)ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)dhill926
(16,234 posts)blueseas
(11,575 posts)malaise
(267,823 posts)although the progressive base knows flags - brilliant
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)...
Sunday evening they held an event in New York featuring James O'Keefe. At the end of the meeting, apparently, people were encouraged to stand up and speak about their own activism and successes. Progressive activists Ryan Clayton and Jason Carter were present with a third activist, Peter James Callahan.
Ryan Clayton, you may recall, is the same activist who counter-stung O'Keefe when he tried to pay progressives to commit violent acts at Trump's inaugural.
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Clayton told HuffPost the assailant put his larynx in the nook of his elbow and began twisting his head sideways. I felt a pop-pop-pop-pop-pop, and then there was nothing left to pop, Clayton said. There was a moment I thought, Oh God, this is how I die. Last night was the most terrifying night of my life.
Carter, who was in the crowd, was identified as a liberal infiltrator and also was attacked. Clayton said that as he was dragged through the bar, the crowd cheered his assailants and OKeefe called out his name.
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http://crooksandliars.com/2017/01/thugs-james-okeefe-event-send-progressive
malaise
(267,823 posts)One of these days he'll mess with the wrong person
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)3Stones
(85 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)stupid people it is so funny.
BumRushDaShow
(127,312 posts)Bravo to those guys!
greatauntoftriplets
(175,698 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)Last edited Fri Feb 24, 2017, 07:49 PM - Edit history (1)
Well played, Ryan. Well played, Jason.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)oldtime dfl_er
(6,930 posts)My heroes of the day!!!!!!!!!
yuiyoshida
(41,762 posts)Hey, They were STUPID ENOUGH to not know they were Russian flags... its ALL entirely on them!
More_Cowbell
(2,190 posts)All of Trump's fans.
JawJaw
(722 posts)- paid liberal activists infiltrated the hall and waved the flags!
OMG - the deplorable stupidity knows no bounds!
Cha
(295,913 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The stories crediting one or the other alone should have been corrected to state that it was a joint effort.
There's another funny story about Clayton's "Borat-esque" antics inside CPAC...
Posted by struggle4progress:
Conversation with CPAC Protester Waving Russian Flag
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028702999
Cha
(295,913 posts)Too funny these guys! And, they brought attention to the trump Russian connection when they least wanted it.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Seriously well done.