Trump CPAC speech: The White House tweets picture of president hugging the US flag | indy100

During his now-infamous speech at CPAC on Saturday, Donald Trump gave a rare display of affection to the good old stars and stripes by literally hugging the flag on stage.

It was one of several bizarre things that the president said during his more than two-hour speech, but embracing the actual flag is not something anyone would have guessed he would have done.

Another thing no one would have expected was for the official White House twitter account to actually tweet an image on the moment captioned simply with 'America!'

America! https://t.co/QdVoaLAVOY
— The White House 45 Archived (@The White House 45 Archived) 1551719227

Yes, that is an actual tweet that has come from supposedly the most prestigious building in America and possibly the entire world.

The tweet was posted at 17:07 GMT and has received more than 2,000 retweets and 7,000 likes at the time of writing.

Yet the comments are a mix of disbelief and ridicule from the once proud home of Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

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@WhiteHouse You’re using the official White House account to post pictures of the President trying to fuck a flag now? Normal.
— James Felton (@James Felton) 1551722382

@WhiteHouse Holy fuck this is the real White House and not the rogue White House. God you all are embarrassing.
— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1551719773

@WhiteHouse He's literally hugging a flag.
— Pé (@Pé) 1551719935

You can't parody this stuff https://t.co/D195dRU2LQ
— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1551720451

This...isn't a parody account? https://t.co/vOShjJF3PT
— Wajahat Ali (@Wajahat Ali) 1551760522

Some felt that Trump had hugged the flag for a little too long...

#MeToo but for flags https://t.co/3Gc3WViBJN
— Full Frontal (@Full Frontal) 1551720655

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@WhiteHouse Recidivist sexual assailant molests flag.
— Greg Olear (@Greg Olear) 1551720194

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Why is he humping the flag like it's Stormy Daniels? https://t.co/pmfPLLzvsL
— Markos Moulitsas (@Markos Moulitsas) 1551724005

While Trump may have thought this was patriotic, he inadvertently paid tribute to the previous two maligned leaders of Venezuela.

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There is also this very important rule which Trump forgot.

4 U.S. Code § 8(b): “The flag should never touch anything beneath it” https://t.co/pwW9XrtY4C
— David Priess (@David Priess) 1551574827

HT The Poke

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