"That tweet about the $1.50 a week is not a PR mistake. It is really what they think," Sen. Brian Schatz wrote of House Speaker Paul Ryan's deleted tweet. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Democrats slam Ryan over deleted '$1.50' tweet The speaker's campaign erased a tweet touting a woman saying her pay went up $1.50 a week because of the tax cut law.

Democrats slammed House Speaker Paul Ryan on Saturday after the speaker deleted a tweet touting how the new tax law increased one woman's take-home pay $1.50 a week, enough to pay for her Costco membership.

"A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, PA, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year," a tweet from Ryan's campaign account read, before it was deleted.


It's unclear why Ryan (R-Wis.) decided to delete the tweet, which included a link to an Associated Press report that includes an anecdote about Julia Ketchum, the secretary in question.

Democrats and liberals on Twitter immediately bashed the message.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Ryan deleted the "embarrassing" tweet because "he and Republicans don’t want you to know the truth" about the party's tax plan.

"Paul Ryan deleted his embarrassing tweet of a blatant admission because he and Republicans don’t want you to know the truth: the #GOPTaxScam is a gift to corporate America and the top 1% at your expense," Pelosi wrote on Twitter.

"Did you tell her how much the paychecks of the 1% went up a week? Or that hers could have gone up a lot more if you had given them a lot less? #GOPTaxScam," Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) wrote on Twitter.

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) added: "That tweet about the $1.50 a week is not a PR mistake. It is really what they think."

A spokeswoman for Ryan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.