How a House speaker's aide helped smuggle the Putin portrait into the Colorado Capitol
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Source: 9NEWS Denver
Alan Franklin, political director for the liberal advocacy group Progress Now, placed the large portrait of Putin near portraits of American presidents in the halls of the Capitol.
The stunt was designed to embarrass Republicans following news reports that no money had been raised to place a portrait of President Trump alongside those of his predecessors.
The prank made national and international news, including a story on the Kremlin-controlled RT, formerly known as Russia Today.
Republicans angered by the stunt and the resulting publicity quickly rallied to raise the necessary funds for the Trump portrait.
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CrispyQ
(36,236 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)The downside is now their will be a portrait of trumpft in the capitol
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(13,945 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)Over 12 hours old. Published: 7:18 PM MDT (9:18 PM EDT) August 17, 2018 Updated: 7:28 PM MDT (9:28 PM EDT) August 17, 2018; posted on the LBN Forum Aug 18, 2018, 10:38 AM EDT (8:38 AM MDT) Also, "How" something happened articles are opinion and analysis. Please post this news in the General Discussions Forum