A tweet directed at Donald Trump from the New Republic saying “f*** me daddy” briefly appeared on the magazine’s timeline this afternoon before being quickly deleted.
uhhhh, did the New Republic get hacked? https://t.co/eawFbsDkFT
— Janie Velencia (@JanieVelencia) April 5, 2016
dear god https://t.co/3Gv5OBqNBK
— Katherine Krueger (@kath_krueger) April 5, 2016
Someone screen shot this for posterity. https://t.co/4MvAkuVps8
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) April 5, 2016
Oh, we have a screenshot (of course!):
And no, the New Republic wasn’t hacked. It looks like magazine turned its official Twttier account over to some woman named Tricia Lockwood in order to promote her new piece on Donald Trump for the vertically integrated digital media company and she’s the one responsible for the offensive message:
In a few minutes, you can ask @TriciaLockwood all your questions about her adventures in #Trumplandia. https://t.co/mGpUG7iouu
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) April 5, 2016
It's me … it's @TriciaLockwood! Due to a hideous cyberspill, I am now a Magazine, here to answer your questions #Trumplandia
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) April 5, 2016
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No apology yet from TNR, but they did thank Lockwood for a job well done!
Thanks to @TriciaLockwood for taking over our Twitter account. Her piece on #Trumplandia: https://t.co/Q3rqV7Qsv2 pic.twitter.com/CxOSRGRlKn
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) April 5, 2016
Idiots.
Update. New Republic responds:
In her Twitter Q&A, @TriciaLockwood made a reference to her essay that we decided to delete. https://t.co/TW1FolejCZ pic.twitter.com/j9DflPWLYZ
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) April 5, 2016
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