Never Tweet: Pence Mixes Up Nicaraguan, Israeli Flags In Deleted Posts

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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In a pair of quickly deleted tweets Friday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence expressed support for Israel — by using the Nicaraguan flag emoji.

Both posts — one expressing “support for the Jewish people” and another with a link to Pence’s remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition — were deleted but remain accessible via the Internet Archive.

While the Nicaraguan and Israeli flags both feature horizontal blue stripes on a white background, the former features the Nicaraguan coat of arms in the middle, while the latter features a Star of David.

Twitter users were quick to poke fun at the mix-up.

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