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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Republican party tweets Independence Day well-wishes with flag of Liberia

A refugee holds a Liberian flag during a demonstration in Jerusalem.
A refugee holds a Liberian flag during a demonstration in Jerusalem. Photograph: Yonathan Weitzman/Reuters

The Republican party was embarrassed when a tweet from its official account celebrating Independence Day featured the wrong flag.

The tweet read: “247 years ago, our forefathers told Ol’ King George to get lost! Happy Independence Day from the GOP!”

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