Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Republicans have apologized to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine for mistakenly critiquing him for wearing a foreign flag during his acceptance speech.
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The state GOP sent out a tweet Wednesday night saying it was “shameful” for Kaine to wear the flag of Honduras during his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Kaine spent a year in Honduras as a missionary. But Ben Amey, a reporter for WNYT-TV in Albany, New York, pointed out on Twitter that Kaine’s pin was actually the symbol for families with a member serving in the military.
Kaine’s son, a Marine, is currently deployed.
Amey posted a screen grab of the party’s original tweet, which the GOP has since deleted. Also on Twitter, the party thanked Amey for “letting us correct our mistake.”
What nonsense. This probably was started by Hannity or O Reilly. Lets here about various things like the Trump tax returns or serious policy positions of Trump.
Typical of Trump speaking without thinking as he did with the accusation against Ted Cruz’s father. Once again, not very presidential.