PHOTOS: Chris Hayes and others think Erdogan snubbed Pence at their meeting today (They're wrong)

The first photos are out of Vice President Mike Pence’s meeting today with President Erdogan of Turkey. . .

First pic from Erdogan, Pence meeting.

NO ONE is happy pic.twitter.com/bU1sxNJlaX

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 17, 2019

. . .and there’s already a conspiracy theory brewing that Turkey snubbed Pence by not having a large U.S. flag in the background:

Am I crazy or is it usually protocol to have the visiting leader’s country’s flag behind him or her?

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 17, 2019

I think protocol for intentional humiliation is two host flags. Also look at body language, which tells similar story.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 17, 2019

The tiny American concession flag is an amazing touch.

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 17, 2019

Guys, put the tinfoil hats away please. Here’s Joe Biden and Erdogan in 2016:

Here is Erdogan, then-Vice President Biden meeting in 2016. No US flag pic.twitter.com/AoNfoZq1Qw

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 17, 2019

It IS protocol because Pence is not America’s leader:

SO, There is no American flag in the background because Pence and Erdogan aren’t equals, a Turkish official says. [Erdogan President, Pence is a Vice President]

That’s just a protocol pic.twitter.com/oKEVm2WoRc

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 17, 2019

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