Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceControversial CDC guidelines were written by HHS officials, not scientists: report Former DeVos chief of staff joins anti-Trump group Scott Walker helping to prep Pence for debate against Harris: report MORE late Friday mistakenly used the Nicaraguan flag emoji in place of the Israeli flag in two tweets expressing support for Israel.

Both tweets, which were quickly deleted, came just before Pence's speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC).

"Our support for the Jewish people doesn't end at our nation's border. Under @POTUS, the world will know America stands with Israel #RJC," one tweet read.

The other encouraged followers to watch his remarks to the RJC.

Someone please tell the Pence social media team that's the flag of Nicaragua, not Israel pic.twitter.com/6KpfsCOCV6 — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 25, 2017

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The Israeli flag and Nicaraguan flag do bear some resemblance to one another. Both feature horizontal blue stripes on a white background. However, the Israeli flag features the Star of David in the middle, while the Nicaraguan flag features the nation's coat of arms.