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Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens)
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When British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation from office, the BBC was one of the first to report the news.
And the official Twitter channel of the Federal Ministry of Economics reacted to the report with an idiosyncratic post: the link to the Public Enemy hip-hop song "Can't Truss It".
The song is about slavery and British colonialism, among other things.
Within a short time, Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) received dozens of references to the tweet.
Many users criticize the posted song as irrelevant and not very diplomatic.
The house deletes the tweet and announced an explanation in the evening.
The tweet about Truss's resignation was therefore "not an official communication from the BMWK," writes the ministry on Twitter.
"We are currently investigating the matter and thank everyone who brought it to our attention."
Either the original tweet was a bad joke.
However, it is more realistic that the song was posted by a ministry employee who has access to the official communications of the house and confused them with his private account.
mockery and malice
Even without tweets from Berlin, Liz Truss has to put up with a lot of ridicule after her announced withdrawal: A British tabloid newspaper has chosen an iceberg lettuce as the freshness winner in a endurance competition against Truss.
And Moscow reacted with a malicious comment on the prime minister's short term in office.
In just six weeks at the head of government, Truss initially caused turbulence on the financial markets with controversial tax cut plans.
She then changed her finance minister and made a U-turn in fiscal policy.
Due to the government chaos, calls for her resignation had become louder and louder.
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