A GERMAN government department has apologised for tweeting a link to a song called Can’t Truss It.
The Federal Ministry Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)’s official Twitter account tweeted a link to a Public Enemy song following the resignation of Liz Truss.
According to an archived link – the tweet has since been deleted – the department replied to a BBC Breaking News post announcing the resignation of the beleaguered Prime Minister with a link to Can’t Truss It, from the hip-hop group’s 1991 album Apocalypse 91 ... The Enemy Strikes Black.
The #BMWK reply to the @BBCBreaking tweet on the resignation of Liz Truss was not an official communication from the BMWK. We are currently trying to find out how the tweet originated, and thank everyone who pointed it out to us.
— Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (@BMWK) October 20, 2022
The BMWK was pulled up on the social media site by right-wing pundit Chris Tomlinson. He said: “Hello, can you comment on what you meant by this tweet you deleted that appears to be mocking the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss?”
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He included an internet archive link to the tweet.
The department replied: “The BMWK reply to the BBC breaking tweet on the resignation of Liz Truss was not an official communication from the BMWK.
“We are currently trying to find out how the tweet originated, and thank everyone who pointed it out to us.”
The song contains the line: “But I thrive to survive, I pray to God to stay alive”.
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