RNC Mocked After Posting Photo Of Liberian Flag On Fourth Of July
The Republican National Committee is being widely mocked after tweeting a photo of two Liberian flags on the Fourth of July. The GOP account quickly deleted the tweet. Alongside the image was a message that read “247 years ago, our forefathers told Ol’ King George to get lost! Happy Independence Day from the GOP!” The American flag and the Liberian flag do bear striking similarities, as Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society, which consisted of white men who attempted to relocate black slaves to Africa. Liberia declared independence from the American Colonization Society in 1...