Transportation secretary’s Twitter account deletes tweet telling Dem lawmaker to sue Trump

The Twitter account of Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao briefly posted a peculiar tweet on Wednesday responding to Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who has told President Trump to prepare for impeachment.

“SUE HIS VERY SOUL MAXINE!!!” Chao tweeted.


Chao’s tweet was deleted after about 15 minutes.

“Get ready for impeachment,” Waters tweeted Tuesday.

“The tweet was posted by an employee with access to the account. The employee took action outside of his scope of work and duties and without any approvals. We are taking appropriate action,” a Department of Transportation spokesperson said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

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