AFL-CIO Photoshops Ukraine flag after being mocked for having it upside down
More than two dozen labor union executives were seen holding the flag posters upside down
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The AFL-CIO, the country's largest labor union, reportedly deleted a tweet Tuesday that Photoshopped the Ukraine flag posters held by members of its executive council after they were called out for holding them upside down.
The AFL-CIO’s official Twitter account tweeted a photo of its executive council on Tuesday evening, showing each member holding Ukraine flag posters that read, "Stand with Ukraine."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The organization drew instant mockery after users noticed the entire council was holding the more than two dozen flag posters upside down.
According to Republican operative Matt Whitlock, the AFL-CIO then tweeted a digitally altered photo to show the posters as right side up.
That tweet was eventually deleted, Whitlock said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The unedited version of the AFL-CIO's photo remained active as of Wednesday morning.
The union did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The gaffe came just hours after American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus made a similar mistake by posing for a picture with an upside-down Ukraine flag poster.