![]() ![]() TPUSA and their production crew were responsible for putting the wrong graphic up. ![]() “Ultimately, both TPUSA and White House advance are at fault. The President was there as an invited guest of the group.īut another source familiar suggested it was a failure of the President’s advance team, as well, which is responsible for all the details for any presidential appearance. TPUSA was responsible for the event’s production, including the video. For anything further, you would need to contact Turning Point – it was their event,” the official told CNN. “We never saw the seal in question before it appeared in the video. The President has said his campaign never colluded with Russia, but has at times sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over US intelligence agencies, confounding even some of his allies.Ī White House official soundly pointed the finger at TPUSA for the mix-up. Trump’s relationship with Russia has cast somewhat of a pall over his presidency.įormer special counsel Robert Mueller condemned efforts by the Trump campaign to seek help from Russians in 2016, but the investigation did not establish a conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin. The seal’s eagle evokes imagery of the Russian coat of arms. “One of our video team members did a Google Image search for a high-res png (file) presidential seal,” a source familiar with the incident said, adding that the individual “did the search and with the pressure of the event, didn’t notice that it is a doctored seal.” TPUSA had event branding on the screens, but during a run through ahead of Trump’s remarks a few hours before the event, the team was told they had to change the branding to a presidential seal, prompting a search for a high quality image. ![]() According to a source familiar with the event, the incident was just a terrible Google search mistake. The individual responsible, a member of TPUSA’s AV team, was let go in the wake of the incident. Robert Mueller sticks to the script in high-profile hearings (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrives to speak on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2019. ![]()
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