Supporters cheer President Donald Trump as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Small replicas of the Russian flag bearing the name Trump seen being held and waved by crowds at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday caused a bit of an uproar over the internet given the growing concerns over Russia’s influence in the elections.

Update: Several people on Twitter and news organizations have pointed out that an activist by the name of Ryan Clayton was seen distributing the flags and was eventually removed from the venue.

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Event staff confiscated the flags, several journalists there reported, which left many people wondering whether the whole thing was an intentional prank to further paint Donald Trump and his administration as friendly to Russia or an innocent way to laugh at the whole thing.

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Journalists covering the annual event said the flags were handed out before Trump took the stage to speak at the event. Politico’s Tim Alberta tweeted that the crowd “gave no thought” to the Russian flag and that they only saw “red, white & blue” with Trump in it.

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Some attendees told The Hill that they considered keeping the flags as a souvenir and that “one man said that no one had a sense of humor anymore.”

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Cause for concern or something small to wave off? You tell us what you think.

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UPDATES:

1:25 p.m.: This article was updated with additional details.

This article was originally published at 10:20 a.m.