Whoops! Energy Department tweets pancreatic cancer link instead of Chu's resignation letter

https://twitter.com/GabrielKNelson/status/297385948168200192

Awkward! We’re totally averting our eyes … if “averting our eyes” means preserving this tweet by the Department of Energy. Instead of sharing Secretary Steven Chu’s letter announcing his decision to step down, the department linked to a National Cancer Institute page about pancreatic cancer.

Twitchy is forever.

The tweet was quickly and quietly deleted before the real letter from Secretary Steven Chu was tweeted.

Secretary Chu highlights progress on clean energy; announces decision not to serve a 2nd term. Read his letter: http://t.co/ORJkTuvQ

— Energy Department (@ENERGY) February 1, 2013

Glad to know that the @ENERGY link wasn't insinuating, Sec. Chu's decisio not to serve a 2nd term. http://t.co/SrgAtgeu

— Catherine Ngai (@catkngai) February 1, 2013