The U.S. Army apologized after accidentally sending out an official tweet calling presidential hopeful Donald Trump a liar.
“Trump Lies Once Every 3 Minutes, 15 Seconds,” read the now-deleted tweet, which linked to an article with the same headline.
In a statement Thursday to Military.com, the Army said an employee “mistakenly posted a political article to the Army’s Twitter page that was intended for her personal account.”
Her access to the Army Twitter account has been suspended, the statement said.
“The post is not the official position of the US Army,” it said. “We apologize for any confusion this may have caused our followers.”
The statement didn’t specify whether the employee was a civilian or service member, Military.com reported.
A screenshot of the tweet was circulated by the popular Facebook page, “U.S Army W.T.F! Moments,” whose administrator on Tuesday blasted the mistake.
“Here at USAWTFM, we treat our page and our Twitter account very seriously,” the group said in a statement. “Our admins have clearances, great levels of responsibility, and some of us could be professionally ruined for being involved with this page. As many of you may know, we’re also IDIOTS. With that said, you don’t see us ‘accidentally’ posting links to partisan political viewpoints on our online presences.”
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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