Twitter Fail: Scott Walker Prematurely Tweets He’s Running For President

GOP potential presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to announce his candidacy next month, speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention, Saturday June 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo... GOP potential presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is expected to announce his candidacy next month, speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention, Saturday June 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) MORE LESS

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) appeared to have scooped his own presidential announcement on Friday afternoon when a tweet appeared on the governor’s account saying “Scott is in.”

The tweet did not appear in Walker’s timeline but was visible at its own link for much of the day, according to BuzzFeed News:

But the premature announcement wasn’t Walker’s team’s mistake, according to Twitter.

“We’re looking into today’s issue, and we’ve determined the Walker team was not at fault,” a Twitter spokesman said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.

Walker is expected to officially launch his presidential campaign Monday in Wisconsin.

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  1. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    There was an article in the paper the other day about Walker acting as his own campaign strategist. I guess this twitter fail is what happens when you have a fool for a client.

  2. Why am I now hearing “Yakkity Sax”?

  3. Avatar for meta meta says:

    Let’s just say, Scottie is not the ideal Alpha Male.

    Naturally Premature
    Walker 2016

  4. “Scott is in”?

    Well come on out Scottie, it’s safe to do so now.

  5. That was gonna garner either a gay joke or a sex joke wasn’t it?

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