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Posted: 2020-02-17T05:44:22Z | Updated: 2020-02-17T13:43:48Z Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Tweets Photo Of Big Crowd Near Air Force One -- From 2004 | HuffPost

Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Tweets Photo Of Big Crowd Near Air Force One -- From 2004

Parscale later deleted the tweet and shared an image of the actual crowd from Trump's appearance Sunday at the Daytona 500.
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President Donald Trump ’s campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted then deleted a stunning image of Air Force One behind a large crowd at Florida’s Daytona 500 after Twitter users noted that the image was 16 years old.

The tweet, which was posted on Sunday and stayed up for around three hours, was retweeted at least 6,700 times and liked 23,000 times before it was removed, CNN reported.

″@realDonaldTrump won the #Daytona500 before the race even started,” the image was captioned.

The picture, which was shot by photographer Jonathan Ferrey in 2004, depicts Air Force One taking off from the Daytona Beach International Airport, which is adjacent to the speedway where the NASCAR race takes place. It was used as a file image in media reports in the lead-up to Trump’s appearance at Sunday’s event, but actually carried former President George W. Bush.

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In this 2004 file photo, Air Force One takes off with former President George W. Bush aboard after attending the NASCAR Nextel Cup Daytona 500.
Jonathan Ferrey via Getty Images

After removing the tweet, Parscale posted a new and less dramatic image from Sunday’s race with the same caption:

Prior to its deletion, Twitter users identifying as Trump supporters replied to the original tweet with messages like “Amazing shot wow” and “WOW WHAT A SHOT!!!!!!!!!” CNN reported. Others pointed out the image’s origins and questioned whether it was an honest mistake or intentionally misleading: 

The Trump campaign did not immediately return HuffPost’s request for comment.

Trump stoked racegoers with an Air Force One flyover followed by a lap around the track in the presidential limousine. His campaign aired an ad during the Fox broadcast of the race. A large “KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” banner also flew near the racetrack.

Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush also attended races at Daytona.

CLARIFICATION: An earlier version failed to mention Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s attendance at Daytona races. Both visited summer races at the track, not the annual Daytona 500.

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Before You Go

Air Force One
(01 of15)
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La seguridad, logstica en torno al arribo del Air Force One (AF1) comienza desde horas antes. (credit:Getty Images)
(02 of15)
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La puerta delantera del Air Force One slo es usada por el Presidente y, por supuesto, la Primera dama y sus hijas. (credit:Getty)
(03 of15)
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El resto de los pasajeros, que pueden ser hasta 70, suben y salen del avin por la puerta trasera. Esta operacin se hace antes que el mandatario. Barack Obama es el ltimo en subir y salir del Air Force One. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
(04 of15)
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La regla del Air Force One es que los ocupantes se mueven hacia el rea posterior de la aeronave. Nunca en direccin hacia la parte delantera, donde suele estar el presidente Obama. (credit:Getty Images)
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Cuando el Presidente aterriza ya su equipo de trabajo le ha informado del programa a cumplir y los eventos en los que participar. Generalmente estas reuniones ocurren en los cuartos de conferencia de los que dispone el Air Force One. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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En esta visita a Miami del 20 de marzo del 2014, Barack Obama fue acompaada por Valerie Jarrett , quien es Consejero superior y Asistente del Presidente para la Oficina de Compromiso Pblico y Asuntos Intergubernamentales. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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Es imponente ver el avin presidencial. Un smbolo de lujo, de seguridad para el Presidente y su equipo de trabajo. Raramente el AF1 llega tarde, pero no se descarta que ocurra si alguna actividad se retrasa. (credit:Getty Images)
(08 of15)
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Desde horas antes, la limusina presidencial aguarda la llegada de Barack Obama. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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La seguridad inspecciona al detalle cada rea del lugar donde estar el presidente de Estados Unidos. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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Trabajo incansable, minucioso, paciente el del Servicio Secreto. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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Con precisin se sabe a qu hora aterriza el Air Force One. La oficina de Obama y su cuarto en localizan en la parte delantera de la aeronave. Hay una sala de juntas que es usada tambin como comedor. (credit:HuffPost Voces. )
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En el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami ultimando detalles para la llegada del Air Force One. (credit:Getty Images)
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Aparentemente se consume bastante en el interior. Nada se cocina previamente. Todo se elabora a bordo por un chef y personal de cocina de la Fuerza Area de Estados Unidos (USAF, por sus siglas en ingls) y no se usan platos desechables. Platos de porcelana y cubiertos de plata. (credit:HuffPost Voces)
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La BlackBerry del Presidente no funciona mientras est en el vuelo, pero el avin presidencial dispone de otros telfonos convencionales que le permiten al mandatario hacer llamadas a cualquier lugar del mundo. (credit:Getty Images)
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El actual Air Force One lo estren George Bush (padre) en 1990. George W. Bush confiesa que es lo que ms extraa de sus tiempos como Presidente y se reemplazar para el prximo mandatario de Estados Unidos cuando asuma el gobierno en el 2017. (credit:Getty Images)