Secret Service Apologizes For Tweet Critical Of Fox News

Yesterday, we told you about a rather unprofessional-sounding, critical Tweet that appeared on the Secret Service’s official Twitter account: “Had to monitor Fox for a story. Can’t. Deal. With. The. Blathering.” The Tweet was quickly deleted, but not before prompting a wave of Retweets.

Now, the Secret Service has issued an apology for the offending Tweet through its spokesperson, Edwin Donovan. As we’d guessed yesterday, the mistake was a result of someone confusing his or her own personal account with the official Secret Service account:

An employee with access to the Secret Service’s Twitter account, who mistakenly believed they were on their personal account, posted an unapproved and inappropriate tweet. … The tweet did not reflect the views of the U.S. Secret Service and it was immediately removed. We apologize for this mistake, and the user no longer has access to our official account.

Donovan also clarified that the organization routinely monitors several channels and media outlets, not solely Fox News.

h/t NPR

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