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White House press secretary Sean Spicer managed to come under the spotlight yet again, as he showed up at his Friday press briefing wearing an upside-down American flag pin on his lapel.
Updated : Mar 11, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
White House press secretary Sean Spicer showed up at his Friday press briefing wearing an upside-down American flag pin on his lapel.
The journalists present at the White House immediately brought it to his attention, following which he fixed it and tried to resume the proceedings.
'Your pin's upside-down,' Fox News's John Roberts said. 'John Roberts, always helping with the fashion tips,' Spicer quipped.
'It's still upside-down,' another reporter reminded him. 'House of Cards''' someone asked. 'There's no promo,' Spicer assured the journalists. He then fixed the pin, thanked the media and moved on.
However, that did not stop the Internet from pouncing on Spicer and immediately spawning a string of creative tweets and memes.
i fixed ur flag pin for u sean pic.twitter.com/Y9iCnYNKny
— darth™ (@darth) March 10, 2017
Whitehouse @PressSec Sean Spicer wearing his lapel pin upside down. Schoolboy error? Cry for help? Viral marketing for @HouseofCards? pic.twitter.com/JtegLUTIjM
— Aled Lewis (@Aled) March 10, 2017
Sean Spicer WASN'T signaling distress by wearing flag upside down, like POW who DIDN'T blink TORTURE in Morse code with eyes. #PressBriefing pic.twitter.com/nSu8dB6Puz
— Donald J. Trump (@RealDonaldTrFan) March 10, 2017
Sean Spicer looks like the 'before' pic in a Xanax ad.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 11, 2017
Sean Spicer looks like the 'before' pic in a Xanax ad.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 11, 2017
Upside-down flag pin? SOS? Sean Spicer, blink twice if you need help! #houseofcards #blinktwice pic.twitter.com/uBwc9UuMSe
— Kristi Ana Byrd (@MistyLouCherry) March 10, 2017
We're living an actual #houseofcards right now. Except he's not slick, charismatic, and gets caught. And half the country turns a blind eye
— Aaron (@aalvarado2ku) March 10, 2017
@kylegriffin1 Maybe he's just excited for the new season of #HouseofCards coming! pic.twitter.com/Adzon4jDmx
— Rich Cruse (@RichOnOWN) March 10, 2017
Sean Spicer not even trying to hide the ball anymore #HouseofCards #spiceoflife pic.twitter.com/HgxKlfBdqV
— ChuckCorra (@ChuckCorra) March 10, 2017
'Is Spicer's upside down flag lapel pin a distress signal' Blink twice if you need help, Sean' one tweet read, as according to the U.S. Code, 'the flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.'
Meanwhile, the official handle for the drama 'House of Cards' did not waste time in responding to what had just happened and joined the Internet.
Your loyalty has not gone unnoticed. https://t.co/ba1kz1yvXF
— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) March 10, 2017