Republican presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said Sunday that her tweet that set off a “#CarlyCurse” trend on Twitter was just a joke.
Fiorina tweeted Friday in support of the Iowa Hawkeyes, instead of her alma mater and the Hawkeyes’ opponent in the college Rose Bowl game, Stanford.
Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) January 1, 2016
Stanford went on to beat Iowa 45-16. Some on Twitter used the opportunity to get the hashtag “#CarlyCurse” trending.
Fiorina responded to the criticism on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“For heavens’ sake, can’t a girl ever have a little bit of fun? That was a tongue in cheek tweet,” Fiorina said on CNN. “A girl needs to have a little fun sometimes. I guess it was a slow news day for the media.”
To which CNN host Dana Bash said, “Well, it was New Year’s.”
