The account for U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel published a tweet with a pro-Gaza hashtag, which was captured by the following screenshot.
Deputy of @JohnKerry & Time's veteran Rick @stengel tweeted #UnitedForGaza in apparent goof(the tweet is still there) pic.twitter.com/K2I8ElJtTE
— Sadegh Ghorbani (@GhorbaniSadegh) July 20, 2014
So, an apology was subsequently published by his account.
https://twitter.com/stengel/status/490840925552517120
“My bad”? Really?
. @stengel "My bad." That's something a 12 yr old would say. Shameful that you represent this country. #obama #tcot
— Rachel Ward (@RachelWard301) July 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/JABornstein/status/490844222761603073
@stengel @StateDept Wow, cat's out of the bag, eh?
Thousands of screen captures, no doubt. (Go back to Time) pic.twitter.com/k9CcLX6MQ8— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) July 20, 2014
@RightGlockMom @ullikemike @stengel @StateDept #WhatAJackass
— Tom Thurman (@Tommm1954) July 20, 2014
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@stengel Not only bad sloppy. Check usage of 'it's'. You progs are pathetic. #Dems #propagandists
— KayBDay (@IndieArtSouth) July 20, 2014
@stengel whatever #Dude….. perhaps you State Department hacks should not play beer pong & tweet. #ProTip
— penelope210 (@penelopesire) July 20, 2014
“@stengel: Earlier tweet with wrong hashtag was a mistake. My bad.” How does one make such a mistake? Pro Hamas bias!
— Curt Schroder (@CurtisSchroder) July 20, 2014
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