Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning issued a statement explaining that an “authorized operator” of the account “erroneously re-tweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense.” | Getty Images Pentagon ‘erroneously’ retweets call for Trump's resignation

The Pentagon today quickly disavowed what it called a mistaken retweet from its official social media account of an activist’s call for President Donald Trump to step down.

A Twitter user identified as @proudresister, in referring to recent allegations of sexual misconduct, tweeted: “The solution is simple… Roy Moore: Step down from the race. Al Franken: Resign from congress.” The tweet concluded with "Donald Trump: Resign from the presidency. GOP: Stop making sexual assault a partisan issue. It’s a crime as is your hypocrisy.”


The Pentagon’s official Twitter account then reposted the broadside before quickly deleting it.

Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning issued a statement explaining that an “authorized operator” of the account “erroneously re-tweeted content that would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense.”

He added that “the operator caught this error and immediately deleted it.”

Pentagon press secretary Dana White tweeted a similar clarification, which the Pentagon's official Twitter account also shared.

Many Twitter profiles contain a disclaimer saying that retweets do not constitute an endorsement, but the Pentagon account, @DeptofDefense, does not.

The @proudresister account also links to a website selling anti-Trump collectibles such as T-shirts.